DESIGN STANDARDS for URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE 23 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPE PROJECTS

Design Standards for Urban Infrastructure

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23.1 Introduction 23-2

23.2 Related codes of practice and guidelines 23-2 23.2.1 Legislation 23-2

23.3 Additions to the plant list 23-2

23.4 Trees and shrubs 23-3 23.4.1 Definitions 23-3 23.4.2 Additional design clearances required 23-10 23.4.3 Special plants 23-11 23.4.4 Native trees higher than 15 metres 23-12 23.4.5 Native trees 10 to 15 metres high 23-15 23.4.6 Native trees less than 10 metres high 23-16 23.4.7 Introduced trees higher than 15 metres 23-17 23.4.8 Introduced trees 10 to 15 metres high 23-19 23.4.9 Introduced trees less than 10 metres high 23-21 23.4.10 Conifer trees 23-24 23.4.11 List of special plants: trees 23-26 23.4.12 Native shrubs higher than 4 metres 23-31 23.4.13 Native shrubs 2 to 4 metres high 23-33 23.4.14 Native shrubs 1 to 2 metres 23-37 23.4.15 Native shrubs less than 1 metre high 23-39 23.4.16 Introduced shrubs higher than 4 metres 23-40 23.4.17 Introduced shrubs 2 to 4 metres high 23-41 23.4.18 Introduced shrubs 1 to 2 metres high 23-43 23.4.19 Introduced shrubs less than 1 metre high 23-44 23.4.20 List of special plants: shrubs 23-45 23.4.21 Native ground covers 23-50 23.4.22 Introduced ground covers 23-51 23.4.23 List of special plants: ground covers 23-52 23.4.24 Native climbers 23-54 23.4.25 Introduced climbers 23-55

23.5 Grasses 23-56 23.5.1 Definitions 23-56 23.5.2 List of special plants: native grasses 23-56 23.5.3 List of special plants: introduced grasses 23-60

23.6 Water plants 23-61 23.6.1 Edge zone plants 23-61 23.6.2 Margin zone plants 23-63 23.6.3 Water zone plants 23-65

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23.7 Deleted plants list 23-66

23.8 Name changes from previous list 23-69

23.9 Pest plants in the ACT 23-71

23.10 Further reading 23-72

23.11 Index 23-73

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23.1 Introduction The purpose of this design standard is to provide a list of plant species (terrestrial and aquatic), that are suitable for use in public landscapes in Canberra. It has been developed specifically for use in public land managed by Canberra Urban Parks and Places. Information contained in this plant list relating to size and use of plant material has been generalised and is indicative of the typical growth patterns and potential of the species in Canberra. The size and growth patterns of individual specimens is likely to vary, depending on the site and conditions where it is growing. The designer must be assured of the suitability of the selected plant for the proposed use and location. When used in conjunction with a brief, the plant list is to be treated as part of the brief. If particular circumstances arise where plants are required that are not on this list, then the matter should be discussed with the Landscape Development Officer in Canberra Urban Parks and Places (CUPP). Information including that described in section 23.2, is to be provided to support the request to use other plants.

23.2 Related codes of practice and guidelines

23.2.1 Legislation Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 (ACT) Utility Networks (Public Safety) Regulations 2001 (ACT)

23.3 Additions to the plant list Plants proposed for addition to the plant list must be suitable for use in public places in Canberra. Details of sites where the species has been grown successfully, either in Canberra or other locations with similar growing conditions, may help to facilitate acceptance while species with weed potential or poisonous parts are unlikely to be accepted for inclusion on the list. New varieties and cultivars may be proposed for approval for use in particular sites following the completion of a written assessment (see below) and where ongoing observation of their performance may lead to their subsequent acceptance for the plant list. The observation and subsequent assessment of the plants performance will be monitored every three years by the appropriate officers from Urban Services and CUPP. The results of the this process will be reported in a reasonable timeframe (one month). If the written assessment provides examples of the plants success in conditions and climate similar to that of Canberra, the species will be introduced into the list without going through the procedure of the trial period. Urban Services do however, have the obligation to refuse proposed additions if the plants history deems its exclusion. Suggestions for additions to the plant list can be made by submitting the following information to the Landscape Development Officer, Canberra Urban Parks and Places, for review. • Botanical name • Common name • Plant type (tree, shrub, ground cover, grass, climber, aquatic) • Typical height and width in Canberra

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• Description (shape, growth habit, foliage, flowers, fruit, nuts, bark) • Environment required and tolerance (drainage, wind, frost, drought, sun, shade) • Maintenance requirements (pruning, irrigation, common pests or diseases) • Landscape uses/advantages • Limitations (for example, not suitable for planting in paved areas) • What features would make you choose this plant instead of other plants already on the plant list? • Does the plant have prickles? • Does the plant have messy fruit? • Does the plant sucker? • Does the plant have invasive roots? • Does the plant have a propensity to drop branches? • Are any parts of the plant poisonous? • Is the plant related to a species on the ACT weeds list? If so, what characteristics of this plant make it less likely to be a potential weed? • Examples of specimens located in Canberra or in other areas. Photographs of the plant would also be helpful.

23.4 Trees and shrubs

23.4.1 Definitions Native plants: Plant species which were growing naturally in Australia before European settlement. The term indigenous is used to refer to plants of a specific region or site within the continent when a comparison is made with other regions or sites. In this list ‘local species’ is used to describe indigenous plants of the ACT region. Introduced plants: Plant species which have origins outside the land mass of Australia. Botanical name: Recognised scientific name used for the current genus, species, subspecies and cultivar (abbreviation CV, that is, cultivated plant variety) names. The previous name of a plant may be included below the botanical name in brackets. Code: A standardised code or abbreviation for each plant to be used on planting plans (for example Aml = Acacia melanoxylon). The letters representing genus name are in upper case (capitals), those letters representing species name and/or cultivar name are in lower case. Height x width: Average mature height and width (in metres) under usual conditions in the ACT. Invasive/invasiveness: Inherent seeding or clonal reproduction potential of certain plant species that threatens natural environments. Not suitable for: Past experience with landscape works on public lands has led to recommendations of plants which are not suitable for particular types of sites or purposes.

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• Car parks – plant species have characteristics which are undesirable, for example, a light canopy which provides insufficient summer shade, vigorous root system, leaf/fruit drop which increases maintenance cost or which creates a nuisance. • Creeks, watercourses – includes semi and permanent water courses, both natural and constructed. Usually natural areas with low maintenance in which certain plants are invasive. Restrictions are on indicated species with undesirable characteristics, for example, vigorous root systems, invasiveness or increased maintenance costs. All specified plants are restricted unless written approval is obtained from Canberra Urban Parks and Places. • Dry sites – sites where soil moisture is almost always below the water holding capacity of the soil. • Exposed sites – sites always subjected to the prevailing winds, full sun and/or often characterised by steep gradients and shallow soils. • Large plantings – plant species which have not performed sufficiently well in the past (for example, pest attack) to warrant mass plantings. Such plants are better used in low numbers in mixed plantings. • Natural areas including semi-natural open space and native grassland sites – sites of native plant and animal communities (for example, Canberra Nature Park) where plant invasion of otherwise horticulturally useful species is to be avoided. Designated plants listed, should not be planted adjacent to or within these areas. – plants that have seeds spread by birds should have a clearance zone of 500 metres. – plants that have airborne seeds should have a clearance of 100 metres. – plants that are prone to suckering should have a clearance of 50 metres • Paved areas – hard surface areas where planting of designated plants increases maintenance costs significantly (for example, vigorous root systems, fruit or foliage drop, resins, pruning requirements and pest control) and where plants perform poorly. • Playing fields – irrigated and dryland grassed areas where tree root invasion will increase maintenance costs. Such designated species should not be planted within 35 metres of the playing areas. • Poorly drained sites – sites which often experience soil moisture above the water holding capacity of the soil, often due to impeded drainage. • Poor soils – soils which limit plant growth due to inadequate chemical or physical properties. • Roads and streets – the plant list should be read in conjunction with Design Standard 4 Road Verges which details setbacks and indicative sections of some road hierarchies. • Screening – the density of the branching and/or shoot system is unsuited for screening views. • Shelter belts – plants unsuited to a high degree of wind exposure.

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• Single species – plants which suffer unacceptably high levels of pest damage when grown at high densities of the one species. • Urban areas – plants which suffer unacceptably high insect or disease attack or plants which have visual characters or management problems which makes them unsuited to an urban environment. • Wet sites – sites which experience frequent and prolonged water inundation, usually due to site topography. Minimum clearance from building setback: This is the minimum distance from a tree to all adjacent building setbacks. This minimum distance has been set to ensure: • that sufficient clearance is provided for healthy tree growth • minimal adverse impacts on adjacent buildings and assets • minimal future management problems • N/A = Not applicable Tree shape categories: The following four categories of trees are used to describe clearance requirements: Category 1 – Large/medium sized rounded tree with clean trunk and rounded to eliptical form. For example, Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’ (Claret ash), Eucalyptus mannifera (Brittle gum).

Category 2 – Small to medium tree with rounded to spreading form often with low branches. For example, Prunus mume (Japanese flowering apricot), Eucalyptus moorei (Narrow-leaved sallee).

Category 3 – Upright tree with narrow columnar form. For example, Cupressus sepervirens ‘Stricta’ (Roman cypress), Quercus robur ‘Fastigata’ (Upright English oak).

Category 4 – Pyramidal shaped tree, often with low branching habit. For example, Cedrus libani (Atlas cedar).

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Minimum clearance from paths: This information is based on a combination of AUSTROAD clearances and known growth characteristics of approved street tree species. Minimum planting distances are given in relation to three common path widths: • Path width of 1.2m: Trees shall not be planted within: Category 1 1.5m + mature trunk radius Category 2 2.0m Category 3 1.5m + mature canopy radius Category 4 Mature canopy radius • Path width of 1.8m: Trees shall not be planted within: Category 1 2.0m + mature trunk radius Category 2 2.5m Category 3 2.0m + mature canopy radius Category 4 0.5m + mature canopy radius • Path width of 2.5m: Trees shall not be planted within: Category 1 1.5m + mature trunk radius Category 2 2.0m Category 3 1.5m + mature canopy radius Category 4 Mature canopy radius

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Minimum clearance from building setback.

Example of minimum clearance from paths.

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Root barrier zone: A linear root barrier zone has been identified for trees to specify when a root barrier is required. If the tree is closer to a path or kerb than the distance given then a root barrier is required. N/A = Not applicable. N/R = Not required (if planted at minimum distance from path or kerb). Management/siting notes: Specific problems attributed to the species, for example, disease occurrence, insect attack, nuisance fruit drop and any other comments that need to be taken into consideration such as irrigation requirement. • Frost tolerance – if not listed, the plant has a high frost tolerance. It is suitable for exposed sites butmay not be in hollows or frost pockets. Otherwise, the following explanations apply: Low – requires shelter from frost in the ACT Medium – suitable in unsheltered sites but not in very exposed sites. • Shade tolerance – if not listed, full sun requirement is assumed. Otherwise, the following explanations apply: Shade – requires shade Shade/sun – will tolerate shade but will also grow in sun. • Pruning – often the appearance of plants in urban settings can be improved by judicious pruning. However, some plants require more frequent pruning. These plants are noted specifically. In some cases the comment ‘Responds to severe pruning’ is listed. These plants will tolerate hardwood pruning, and hence, their useful life in public landscapes can be extended. Design characteristics: Features of a plant that set it apart for design consideration, for example, autumn colour, symbolic meaning such as ANZAC lone pine. Foliage and flower colour are usually listed. Other notable features may be included such as common name, bark, fruit, canopy density and shape.

23.4.2 Additional design clearances required The following additional information has been provided for approved street trees. Minimum clearance from kerbs: This information is based on a combination of AUSTROAD clearances and known growth characteristics of the approved street tree species. Minimum planting distances are to allow sufficient clearance for pedestrian access and passengers alighting from vehicles onto verges. Distances also take into account canopy spread at maturity and growth over time and the potential for roots to damage the kerb structure. Minimum clearance from driveways: Clearance to driveways allows for mature tree canopy spread and growth over time. Allowance is made for vehicle height, alighting space and potential root damage to the driveway. Minimum clearances from concrete channel, invert linings and floodway structures: Minimum planting distances are to ensure no vegetation other than grass shall be planted within 3 metres of a concrete invert. If a tree is located closer than 3 metres to the concrete invert then a root barrier is required. Minimum clearances from stormwater pipes: Tree planting should be restricted within 3 metres of a stormwater pipeline and associated structures, except in the case of plantings in street verges. Vigorous rooting species such as poplars, willows and elms shall not be planted within 10 metres of a stormwater pipeline and associated structures (manholes and plantation sumps). If a tree is planted closer than 3 metres to the pipeline and associated structure then a

23 Plant Species for Urban Landscape Projects 23-10 EDITION 1 REVISION 0 Design Standards for Urban Infrastructure root barrier is required. The root barrier should surround the pipe and associated structure. Specific trees and shrubs have also been identified in the list specifying a minimum distance required for planting from hydraulic services as determined by ActewAGL. Minimum clearances from powerlines and other electricity infrastructure: Tree planting should be restricted in the vicinity of power lines and other oabove ground electricity assets. Advice about species of trees suitable fro planting near power lines, and the required clearances from power lines and other infrastrucutre, is available from ActewAGL.

23.4.3 Special plants Some plants from previous lists have been withdrawn from the general plant list and allocated to a special list category. The purpose of this special list is to indicate that special care is required in the specification of such plants. The list contains plants which are potentially invasive, have higher management implications (pruning, disease control or pest problems) or have specialised growing conditions. The use of these plants is limited to certain applications and certain sites within public landscapes in the ACT. The choice of these plants will require approval from the Landscape Development Officer in Canberra Urban Parks and Places. Due to the nearly world-wide spread of Dutch Elm Disease, only limited use of Elms (Ulmus spp.) will be approved. Designs using this species will require specific written approval from Canberra Urban Parks and Places. These plants are marked by a cross (+) before the genus name. If a plant is a recent addition to the list, it is indicated by an asterisk (*) before the genus name. These additional plants may be added to the general plant list if their performance is satisfactory.

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23.4.4 Native trees higher than 15 metres Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for and clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics (m) restrictions from category zone building (m)

setback (m) Casuarina Csc 20x10 Dry sites. 9 1 3 Prefers moist River she-oak. cunninghamiana Road verges site. Responds to Local species. subsp. less than 6 severe pruning. cunninghamiana metres. Eucalyptus Eag 16x10+ Dry sites. 9 1 2.5 Borers can be a Black gum. aggregata Road verges problem. Fibrous less than 6 Prefers wet sites. grey/brown metres. bark. Eucalyptus albens Eal 16x10+ Road verges 9 1 2.5 White box. less than 6 Grey/blue metres. foliage. Grey bark Eucalyptus Ean 25-50x Road verges 9 1 2.5 Prefers poor New England andrewsii 10-20 less than 9 granite soils. blackbutt. metres. Grey/brown fibrous bark. Eucalyptus Eah 21x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Prefers moist Apple-topped angophoroides less than 8 soils. box. Greyish metres. flaky bark. Eucalyptus Ebd 20- Road verges 9 1 2.5 Prefers well- Big Badja gum. badjensis 35x10 less than 8 drained sites. Fibrous/ribbon metres. bark. Eucalyptus Eba 15- Road verges 9 1 2.5 Slow growth. Blue box. baueriana 20x10 less than 6 Prefers good Fibrous bark. metres. loam. Green-blue (Eucalyptus leaves. bauerana) Eucalyptus Ebx 15- Road verges 9 1 2.5 Blaxland’s blaxlandii 25x10 less than 6 stringybark. metres. Brown stringybark. Eucalyptus Ebr 20x10+ Road verges. N/A 1 N/A Pest problems. Apple box. bridgesiana Urban areas. Open space use only. Local species. Eucalyptus Eca 15- Road verges 9 1 2.5 Broadleaf caliginosa 25x10 less than 6 stringybark. metres. Grey bark. Spreading crown. Eucalyptus Ece 15- Road verges 9 1 2.5 Autumn gum Silver-leaf cephalocarpa 25x10 less than 6 moth. stringybark. metres. Attractive blue- grey foliage. Eucalyptus Ech 25x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Prefers irrigation Attractive chapmaniana less than 8 or moist site weeping blue- metres. with an easterly grey foliage. aspect. Medium frost tolerance.

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23.4.4 Native trees higher than 15 metres Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for and clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics (m) restrictions from category zone building (m)

setback (m) Eucalyptus Eda 22x15 Road verges 11 1 2.5 Prefers moist, Green/grey dawsonii less than 9 loamy soil. foliage. metres. Spreading canopy. Eucalyptus dives Edi 16x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Autumn gum Broad-leaved less than 6 moth problems. peppermint. metres. Top dies out. Fibrous, dark Prefers dry sites. grey or brown Hybridises with bark. Local Eucalyptus species. macrorhyncha. Eucalyptus elata Eel 25-30 Road verges 9 1 3.0 Prefers moist River x10 less than 8 site. Sheds peppermint. metres. ribbon bark. Large, fast growing. Eucalyptus Egl 25x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Medium frost White globoidea less than 8 tolerance. stringybark. metres. Glossy green foliage. Grey/brown bark. Eucalyptus Ego 15x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Long-leaved goniocalyx less than 6 box. bundy. metres. Local species. Thick fibrous grey-brown bark. Eucalyptus Emf 20x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Some canker Brittle gum. mannifera less than 6 problems at Local species. metres. Botanic Desirable street Gardens. tree. White bark. Eucalyptus Eme 25x15 Road verges 11 1 3.0 Yellow box. melliodora less than 9 Local species. metres. Eucalyptus Emt 25x15 Road verges 11 1 3.0 Yellow box. melliodora less than 9 Blue foliage. (Tarcutta form) metres. Examples in front of Old Parliament House. Eucalyptus Emc 20x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Sometimes Grey box. microcarpa less than 6 exhibits a multi- metres. stemmed form. (E. woollsiana) Eucalyptus Epo 20x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Slow growth Red box. Local polyanthemos less than 6 rate. Pest species. Blue subsp. metres. problems when round leaf. polyanthemos young. Prefers well drained sites.

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23.4.4 Native trees higher than 15 metres Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for and clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics (m) restrictions from category zone building (m)

setback (m) Eucalyptus rossii Ero 15x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Scribbly gum. less than 6 Local species. metres. White bark with scribbles. Eucalyptus rubida Eru 15x10 Dry sites. 9 1 2.5 Sheds bark in Candlebark. subsp. rubida Road verges ribbons. Local species. less than 6 White/red bark. metres. Eucalyptus Esc 15x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Canker at the Wallangarra scoparia less than 6 Botanic white gum. metres. Gardens. White bark. Spreading canopy. Eucalyptus Esi 15x10 Road verges 9 1 3.0 Red ironbark. sideroxylon less than 6 Dark fibrous metres. bark. Cream flowers. Eucalyptus Esr 15x10 Road verges 9 1 3.0 Red ironbark. sideroxylon less than 6 Dark fibrous ‘Rosea’ metres. bark. Pink flowers.

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23.4.5 Native trees 10 to 15 metres high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

setback (m) Acacia Aml 12x6 7 1 2.5 Survives well on Longer lived melanoxylon moist sites. than other Possible street acacias. Local tree - trial use. species. Eucalyptus Eac 12x12 Road verges 10 1 2.5 Good on poor Wattle-leaf acaciiformis less than 5 sites. peppermint. metres. Tall, dense. Broad or fine leaf forms. Better form than E. nicholii. Eucalyptus Ear 12+x8 Dry sites. 8 1 2.5 Coarse, aromaphloia Road verges grey/black less than 4 bark. Scented metres. foliage. Species complex with several species involved. Eucalyptus Ede 12x8 Urban areas. N/A 1 N/A Psyllid attack. Tumbledown dealbata red gum. Mallee-like on poor sites. Open space use. Eucalyptus Emi 14x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Mallee, multi- mitchelliana less than 5 stemmed. metres. Eucalyptus Eno 12x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Long-leaved nortonii less than 5 box, mealy metres. bundy. Local species. Fibrous, grey bark. Eucalyptus Epi 6-15x6 Road verges 7 1 2.5 Prefers low flat Narrow-leaved pilligaensis less than 3.5 site. box. Fibrous, metres. grey bark. Eucalyptus Est 10x10 Dry sites. 9 1 2.5 Prefers wet sites. Black sallee. stellulata Road verges Local species. less than Olive green 4.5 metres. trunk. Spreading canopy.

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23.4.6 Native trees less than 10 metres high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

setback (m) Allocasuarina ALt 6x4 Road verges. 6 1 2.5 Well drained, Forest oak. torulosa Clay soils. moist sites. Not Corky bark. for clay soils. Purplish foliage Shade/sun. colour in cold Medium frost weather. tolerance. Eucalyptus Eap 3x3 Road verges. 5 2 N/R Attractive apiculata Poorly drained compact sites. mallee. Eucalyptus Ecu 3x4 Poorly drained 5 2 N/R Ribbon bark. Cliff mallee cunninghamii sites. Road Low spreading. ash. Bluish verges. foliage. (E. rupicola) Eucalyptus Emo 5x4 5 2 N/R Multi-stemmed Ribbon bark. moorei habit. Can be Mallee form. pruned to single stem for street tree use. Eucalyptus Epy 4-9x5 6 2 N/R Medium frost Blue-leaved polybractea tolerance. Can mallee. be pruned to Peppermint single stem for mallee with street tree use. bright blue juvenile foliage. Multi- stemmed. Melaleuca Mli 5x4 Road verges. 6 1 2.5 Medium frost Snow-in- linariifolia tolerance. summer. paperbark. White flowers.

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23.4.7 Introduced trees higher than 15 metres Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

setback (m) Acer platanoides ACp 15x10 Poor soils. Dry 9 1 2.5 Norway maple. sites. Road Yellow autumn verges less colour. than 6 metres. Catalpa CATb 15x12 Exposed sites. 9 1 2.5 Irrigated/moist Indian bean bignonioides Dry sites. sites only. tree. Distinctive Road verges Sheltered sites. heart-shaped less than 6 Medium frost leaves. White metres. tolerance. flowers. Fraxinus FRo 15x10 Creeks. Paved 12 1 3 Good for dry Desert ash. oxycarpa areas. Road sites. Vigorous Deciduous. verges less root system. Golden autumn (F. rotundiflora) than 8 metres. colour. Fraxinus FRw 15x10 Paved areas. 12 1 3 Suffers dieback Claret ash. oxycarpa Road verges with insufficient Deciduous. ‘Raywood’ less than 8 moisture. metres. Vigorous root (F. rotundiflora system. ‘Raywood’) Liquidambar LQs 20x10 Paved areas. 9 4 3 Shallow Various autumn styraciflua Dry sites. rooting. colours. Road verges Vigorous root less than 6 system. metres. Liquidambar LQf 20x10 Paved areas. 9 4 3 Shallow Purple autumn styraciflua Dry sites. rooting. colour. Holds ‘Festeri’ Road verges Vigorous root colour well into less than 6 system. winter. metres. Liriodendron LIt 15x15 Dry sites. 11 1 2.5 Shelter from Tulip tree. tulipifera Road verges. hot, dry winds. Specimen tree. Slow growing. Green/orange Not shade flower. Yellow tolerant. Prefers autumn colour. moist site. Platanus PLch 18x8 Road verges 12 1 5 Resistant to Leaf similar to (orientalis) X less than 8 anthracnose. Platanus ‘Chilensis’ metres. acerifolia. Platanus PLd 18x10 Road verges 12 1 5 Resistant to Cut leaf foliage. orientalis less than 8 anthracnose. ‘Digitata’ metres. (P. orientalis ‘Cyprus’) Populus POg 22x12 Creeks. Road 12 1 5 No root suckers. ‘Gundaroo’ verges. Populus tremula POt 16x13 Creeks. Road 11 1 5 European aspen. verges. Yellow autumn colour.

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23.4.7 Introduced trees higher than 15 metres Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

setback (m)

Populus POy 15x5 Dry sites. Car 10 1 5 Prone to gum Yunnan poplar. yunnanensis parks. Creeks. drop. Root Windbreak. Paved areas. suckers not Strong growing Road verges. vigorous. tree. Quercus Qac 15x12 Paved areas. 10 1 2.5 Bristle-tipped acutissima Road verges oak. Large, less than glossy leaves. 8 metres. Quercus cerris Qce 20x15 Paved areas. 11 1 2.5 Turkey oak. Road verges Small acorns, less than retains brown 8 metres. leaves in winter. Quercus coccinea Qco 15x10 Paved areas. 9 1 2.5 Scarlet oak. Red Road verges autumn colour. less than Small acorns. 6 metres. Quercus nigra Qni 15x15 Paved areas. 11 1 2.5 Water oak. Road verges Almost less than evergreen. 8 metres. Glossy deep green leaves. Quercus palustris Qpa 18x12 Paved areas. 10 1 2.5 Pin oak. Rust (seedling form) Road verges red autumn less than colour. Retains 7 metres. brown foliage through winter. Quercus palustris Qpg 18x12 Paved areas. 10 1 2.5 Preferred form Pin oak. Sheds (grafted form) Road verges of Qpa as a leaves in winter. less than street tree. Rust red autumn 7 metres. colour. Quercus robur Qro 20x20 Paved areas. 14 1 2.5 Prefers good English oak. Road verges moisture. Oak Globular or less than leaf miner. dome-shaped 10 metres. form. Quercus robur Qrf 15x3 Road verges 5.5 3 2.5 English oak. ‘Fastigiata’ less than 4 Upright, metres. columnar form. Quercus suber Qsu 15x12 Paved areas. 10 2 2.5 Slow growing. Cork oak. Road verges Evergreen. less than Spreading 5 metres. canopy. Tilia X europea TIe 30x20 Dry sites. 14 1 3 Irrigated/moist Common Road verges. sites ONLY. linden, lime tree. Fragrant, insignificant white flower.

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23.4.8 Introduced trees 10 to 15 metres high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting characteristics from category zone notes building (m)

setback (m) Betula pendula BTp 12x6 Dry sites. 7 1 2.5 Irrigated/moist Silver birch. Road verges. sites ONLY. White bark. Vigorous root Yellow autumn growth. Plant colour. no closer than 4 metres from hydraulic services. Betula pendula BTl 12x6 Dry sites. 7 1 N/R Irrigated/moist Silver birch. ‘Laciniata’ Road verges. sites ONLY. White bark. Vigorous root Pendulous growth. foliage with distinctive cut leaf. Yellow autumn colour. Fraxinus FRp 10x3 Creeks. Road 5.5 1 N/R Tolerates wet Golden weeping excelsior verges less soils. Plant no ash. Golden ‘Aurea Pendula’ than closer than 4 yellow colour. 3.5 metres. metres from Umbrella shape. hydraulic services. Fraxinus ornus FRo 10x15 Creeks. Road 11 1 2 Manna ash. verges less Scented white than 8 metres. flowers. Fraxinus velutina FRv 10-12 Paved areas. 8 1 2 Smaller, more Arizona ash. x8m Road verges compact than Velvet buds, less than Fraxinus larger leaves 4.5 metres. oxycarpa. than Fraxinus Vigorous root oxycarpa. Clear system. yellow autumn foliage colour. Gleditsia GLsh 12x12 Natural areas. 10 1 2 Honey locust. triacanthos Road verges Few seed pods. ‘Shademaster’ less than Dark green 4.5 metres. foliage. Gleditsia GLsu 12x12 Natural areas. 10 1 2 Honey locust. triacanthos Road verges Few seed pods. ‘Sunburst’ less than Golden/green 4.5 metres. foliage. Juglans nigra JUn 10x10 Dry sites. 8 1 N/R Slow growing. Black walnut. Paved areas. Requires Yellow autumn Road verges. irrigation. colour. Populus simonii POs 13x5 Dry sites. 8 1 3 Does not sucker Chinese poplar. Road verges. from the roots. Quercus ilex Qil 14 x10 Road verges 9 1 2 Susceptible to Holm oak. less than 6 water logging. Evergreen. metres. Prefers deep Dense crown. soils.

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23.4.8 Introduced trees 10 to 15 metres high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting characteristics from category zone notes building (m)

setback (m) Sophora japonica SOj 12x10 Paved areas. 9 1 2 Plant no closer Pagoda tree. Road verges than 4 metres Prolific yellow less than from hydraulic flowers. Sticky 6 metres. services. seeds.

Ulmus parvifolia Ups 12x10 Road verges 9 1 2 Chinese elm. (seedling form) less than 6 Rough bark. metres. Upright form. Ulmus parvifolia Upy 12x10 Road verges 9 1 2 Chinese elm. ‘YN Clone’ less than 6 Smooth, mottled metres. bark. Weeping form. Zelkova serrata ZEs 12x8 Dry sites. 8 1 2 Possible Japanese Road verges replacement zelkova. less than tree for elms. Orange/ russet 4 metres. Used in Woden foliage in Shopping autumn. Shade Square. tree. Graceful form.

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23.4.9 Introduced trees less than 10 metres high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting characteristics from category zone notes building (m)

setback (m) Acer ACb 5x3 Poorly drained 4 2 N/R Shade/sun. Trident maple. buergeranum sites. Prefers dry Red and yellow sites. Drought autumn foliage. hardy. Acer japonicum ACj 5x5 Exposed sites. 4.5 2 N/R Sheltered site Japanese maple. Dry sites. only. Red autumn colour. Alnus jorullensis AUj 6x3 Dry sites. 4 1 2.5 Shade/sun. Argentinian Medium frost alder. Cut-leaf tolerance. form available. Almost evergreen. Betula pendula BTy 4x3 Dry sites. 4 1 N/R Shade/sun. Weeping birch. ‘Youngii’ Road verges. Weeping to ground level. Cedrela sinensis CEDs 6x2 Natural areas. 4 1 N/R Suckers Chinese cedar. profusely. Pink foliage in spring, yellow in autumn. Corylus avellana CORa 8x4 Dry sites. 5 1 N/R Shade/sun. Hazelnut. Nuts Road verges. Requires produced in irrigation. autumn. Fraxinus FRe 8x8 Paved areas. 7 1 2 Easily damaged Golden ash. excelsior ‘Aurea’ Creeks. Road when small. Yellow verges less Slow growing branches. Black than 3.5 shoots. buds in winter. metres. Yellow autumn foliage. Koelreuteria KOp 5x8 Dry sites. 6 2 N/R Slow growing. Golden rain paniculata Requires tree. Yellow irrigation. flowers. Striking seed pods. Foliage is yellow/orange in autumn. Bronze spring foliage. Liquidambar LQp 9x5 Paved areas. 6 1 2.5 Vigorous root Deep red styraciflua ‘Palo Poor soils. system. autumn foliage. Alto’ Liquidambar LQt 9x5 Paved areas. 6 1 2.5 Vigorous root Deep red styraciflua Poor soils. system. autumn foliage. ‘Tiriki’ Canberra selection. Malus X Maf 6x4 4 2 N/R Low fruit Japanese floribunda production. flowering crab. Conspicuous pink flowers. Small fruit.

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23.4.9 Introduced trees less than 10 metres high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting characteristics from category zone notes building (m)

setback (m) Malus halliana MAp 5x3 4 2 N/R Shade/sun. Low Parkman crab. ‘Parkmanii’ fruit Shell-pink production. flowers, elegant form. Malus ioensis MAi 4x3 4 2 N/R Suitable near Bechtel crab. ‘Plena’ hard-paving. Conspicuous Low fruit pink flowers in production. late spring. Malus spectabilis MAs 8x4 4 2 N/R Suitable near Chinese crab. hard-paving. Conspicuous Low fruit double pink production. flowers. Pistacia atlantica PSa 6x4 4 1 N/R Slow growing. Red/orange autumn colour. Flaky red bark. Pistacia chinensis PSs 6x4 4 1 N/R Slow growing. Chinese pistachio. (P. sinensis) Red/orange autumn colour. More attractive than P. atlantica. Prunus Pam 5x5 4.5 2 N/R Birds remove Almond. Pink amygdalus nuts. flowers. Prunus X Pbl 4x4 4 2 N/R Multi-stemmed. Double cherry blireiana plum. Pale purple leaves. Pink early spring flowers. Prunus Pca 4x3 4 2 N/R Taiwan cherry. campanulata Upright growth. Pale purple leaves. Rose- pink flowers. Prunus cerasifera Pce 3x2 Natural areas 3 2 N/R Low branching. Cherry plum. ‘Elvins’ Masses of white flowers in spring. Prunus cerasifera Pcn 5x5 Natural areas. 4.5 2 N/R Pear and cherry Cherry plum. ‘Nigra’ slug. Dark purple leaves. Pink flowers. Prunus cerasifera Pcp 5x5 Natural areas. 4 2 N/R Cherry plum. ‘Pissardii’ Dark purple leaves. White flowers.

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23.4.9 Introduced trees less than 10 metres high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting characteristics from category zone notes building (m)

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Prunus mume Pmu 4x3 4 2 N/R Fruit drop. Japanese flowering apricot. Earliest prunus to flower (August). Pink or white flowers. Prunus mume Pmp 4x3 4 2 N/R Japanese ‘Pendula’ flowering apricot. Early flowering in pale pink. Weeping form of Pmu. Prunus persica Ppe 3x3 Dry sites. 4 2 N/R High Peach. Pale maintenance pink, white or due to pruning crimson to promote the flowers. display of flowers. Group plantings in selected areas only. Prunus serrulata Pse 9x4 Dry sites. 4 2 N/R Avoid pruning. Japanese cherry. Large double white or pink flowers. Yellow autumn foliage. Sculptural form. Pyrus calleryana PYc 5+x5 5 1 N/R Variable height Orange/yellow depending on autumn colour. cultivar choice Pyrus ussuriensis PYu 8x6 6 1 N/R Develops strong Manchurian suckers after pear. Orange pruning autumn colour. White flowers. Pyrus ussuriensis PYw 8x6 6 1 N/R Grafted form of Heavy ‘Winter Glow’ manchurian flowering. pear, brittle when young.

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23.4.10 Conifer trees Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

setback (m) Cedrus deodara CDd 20x15 Poorly drained 12 4 N/R Hardier/faster Deodar. Green sites. Road tree than Cedrus needle foliage. verges less libani. than 10 metres. Cedrus libani CDa 23x15 Poorly drained 12 4 N/R Slow growing. Atlas cedar. sites. Road Blue-green (Cedrus atlantica) verges less needle foliage. than 10 metres. Chamaecyparis CCl 12x5 Poorly drained 9 4 N/R Susceptible to Lawson lawsoniana sites. Dry sites. root rot. Prefers cypress. Cones irrigation. not persistent. Flattened branchlets. Chamaecyparis CCa 8x3 Poorly drained 4 4 N/R Susceptible to Lawson lawsoniana sites. Dry sites. root rot. cypress. ‘Alumii’ Blue/green foliage. Chamaecyparis CCs 8x4 Poorly drained 4 4 N/R Susceptible to Lawson lawsoniana sites. Dry sites. root rot. cypress. Gold ‘Stewartii’ foliage early, pale green later. Cryptomeria CPj 8x5 4.5 1 N/R Bronze japonica ‘Elegans Japanese cedar. Aurea’ Bronze autumn foliage. Cupressus CUa 15x12 Paved areas. 12 4 N/R Faster growing Arizona arizonica Road verges. tree than cypress. Blue Cedrus. foliage. Vigorous root system. Cupressus CUs 12x3 6 3 2.5 Roman cypress. sempervirens Columnar ‘Stricta’ shape. Formal appearance. Cupressus CUg 4x2 3 3 N/R Roman cypress sempervirens form. Golden ‘Swane’s Golden’ colour, narrow upright form. Cupressus CUt 15x8 Paved areas. 10 4 N/R Vigorous root Bhutan or torulosa Road verges. system. Himalayan cypress. Pyramidal shape. Screening plant.

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23.4.10 Conifer trees Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

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Metasequoia MEg 17x8 Poorly drained 8 4 3 Prefers moist Dawn redwood. glyptostroboides sites. Dry sites. site. Foliage is bright Road verges green in less than summer, turning 7 metres. brown in Paved areas. autumn. Attractive red, flaky bark. Deciduous conifer. Pinus canariensis PIc 25x7 Road verges. 12 4 N/R Canary Island Natural areas. pine. Long, drooping needles. Reddish-brown bark. Pinus halepensis PIh 18x10 Road verges. 10 4 N/R Drought Aleppo pine. Natural areas. resistant. Original lone pine of ANZAC tradition. Silver/grey bark. Pinus patula PIp 15x12 Road verges. 10 4 N/R Mexican yellow Natural areas. pine. Weeping foliage. Pinus pinea PIpi 15x12 Road verges. 10 4 N/R Stone pine. Natural areas. Edible seeds. Umbrella-like form with no central leader. Alternative lone pine or ANZAC tradition.

Pinus sabinana PIs 20x10 Road verges. 12 4 N/R Digger pine. Natural areas. Pinus torreyana PIt 20x10 Road verges. 12 4 N/R Torrey pine. Natural areas. Edible seeds. Taxodium TAd 15x8 Dry sites. 10 4 3 Irrigated/moist Bald or swamp distichum Road verges. sites ONLY. cypress. Brown Slow growing. autumn colour.

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23.4.11 List of special plants: trees Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

setback (m) Acer negundo Acn 16x12 Road verges. 10 1 2.5 Very hardy. Poor form – Natural areas. heavily

Paved areas. branched, Creeks. spreading habit. * Allocasuarina ALg 15x8 Dry sites. 7 1 2 Forms root Dark green glauca Road verges suckers. City foliage. less than Walk, Civic 4.5 metres. Centre. * Allocasuarina ALl 5x3 Road verges. 4 2 N/R Black she-oak. littoralis Wet sites. Small tree of bushy habit. Local at Gibraltar Falls.

Allocasuarina ACv 6x4 4 1 N/R Hard to Attractive when verticillata establish. mature. Psyllids.

Alnus glutinosa AUg 10x6 Dry sites. 8 1 2.5 Good for wet Common alder, Road verges. areas. black alder.

Creeks. Winter fruit visible. Angophora APc 22x10 Poorly 9 1 2.5 Requires semi- Pitted pink bark. costata drained soils. sheltered sites. Road verges Low frost less than tolerance. Plant 8 metres. no closer than 4 metres from hydraulic services. * Angophora APf 10x7 Dry sites. 6 1 2 Example at Dense foliage. floribunda corner of Clusters of Liversidge St & terminal white Balmain Cr, flowers. Acton. Medium/low frost tolerance. Araucaria AAb 40x15 Road verges. 15 4 4 Slow growing. Bunya bunya bidwillii Cockatoo pine. Dark damage. green prickly Medium frost foliage, large tolerance. cones.

Arbutus X ARa 18x10 Poor soils. 9 1 2 Slow growing. White flowers andrachnoides Dry sites. Shade/sun. in spring. Small red fruit in autumn. Callitris CLe 10x3 Road verges. 4 3 N/R Slow growing. Local species. endlicheri Shade/sun.

Susceptible to canker.

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23.4.11 List of special plants: trees Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

setback (m) Callitris CLr 15x7 Road verges. 7 4 N/R Requires Dark green rhomboidea irrigation for foliage although good growth. one form has Susceptible to blue grey canker. foliage. Carpinus betulus CARb 15x10 Dry sites. 9 1 N/R Irrigated/moist Can be trimmed Road verges sites only. as a hedge. less than 6 Shade/sun. metres. Celtis australis CTa 8x7 Natural areas. Slow growing. Nettle tree. Road verges Invasive by 7 1 N/R less than 3.5 seed. metres. Replacement only.

Eucalyptus Ebi 25x15 Dry sites. 15 1 4 Tops die out. Heavy foliage bicostata Road verges. Many pest texture. Long, problems. dark green (Eucalyptus leaves. globulus subsp. Bicostata) Eucalyptus Ebl 20x10+ Urban areas. N/A 1 N/A Prone to severe Local species. blakelyi insect attack. Use only in mixed plantings in natural areas. Eucalyptus Eci 15x10 Road verges. 9 1 3 Autumn gum Grey-blue cinerea Single moth, scale. foliage. Low- species. Minimal use in limbed urban settings. character. Local Plant no closer species. Useful than 4 metres for screen from hydraulic plantings. services. Eucalyptus Egg 15x10 Road verges. 9 1 N/R Low survival Mallee habit. gregsoniana Dry sites. rate. Dark pendulous foliage. White trunk. Eucalyptus Elm 15x10 Road verges. 9 1 N/R Low survival Weeping form. lacrimans Dry sites. rate. (E. pauciflora Tantangera form) Eucalyptus Ema 20x10 Urban areas. N/A 1 N/A Stagheaded. Red macrorhyncha Agistment Dead branches stringybark. Use areas. develop early. in natural areas only. Local species. Eucalyptus Emd 20x15 Dry sites. 11 1 3 Tops die out. Heavy foliage maidenii Road verges. Many pest texture. Long, problems. dark green (E. globulus leaves. subsp. Maidenii)

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23.4.11 List of special plants: trees Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

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Eucalyptus Eni 15x10 Road verges. 9 1 3 Double leaders Grey-green nicholii lead to high leaves. demands on tree Insignificant surgery. Scale. flowers. Fibrous bark. Eucalyptus Epp 15x10 Dry sites. 9 1 N/R Low survival White trunk. pauciflora subsp. Road verges. rate. Pauciflora (E. pauciflora) Eucalyptus Epl 5x3 Large 3 Many pest Specimen tree. pulverulenta plantings. problems. Can Road verges. be straggly. * Eucalyptus Eti 25x10 Road verges 9 1 3 Dark fibrous tricarpa less than 6.0 bark. Cream m. flowers in (E. sideroxylon threes. In subsp. Tricarpa) nature, Eti has better form than Esi. Eucalyptus Evi 25x10 Dry sites. Ribbony bark Woodland form viminalis Road verges. with a shedding at Lake George. 10 1 3 habit. Local Unsuited to high form has greater use activity drought areas. tolerance. Eucalyptus Eyo 15x8 Road verges. N/A 1 N/A Open space use. Similar look to youmanii Urban areas. Eucalyptus macrorhyncha. Ginkgo biloba GIb 10x5 Exposed sites. 4 1 N/R Slow growing. Maidenhair tree. Dry sites. Requires Yellow autumn Road verges. irrigation. Only colour. plant male form. Deciduous. Pinus radiata PIr 25x12 Road verges. 14 4 N/R Limited to Monterey pine. Natural areas. replacements in Rich green

existing foliage.

plantings and only where approved by CUPP. Populus nigra POn 30x4 Dry sites. 12 3 5 Irrigated/moist Lombardy ‘Italica’ Creeks. Road sites only. Prone poplar. Yellow verges. Rivers to rust. Problem autumn colour.

root suckers. Limited to replacements in existing plantings and only where approved by CUPP.

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23.4.11 List of special plants: trees Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

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* Prunus Pag 4x1 3 3 N/R Fastigate form. ‘Amanogawa’ Flowers light pink, fragrant.

Young leaves coppery. * Prunus Psk 5x3 3.5 2 N/R Flowers pale ‘Sekiyama’ rose-purple. (‘Kanzan’) Young leaves bronze colour. * Prunus Psf 6x6 5 2 N/R Flowers white ‘Shirofugen’ flushed pale pink. Young

leaves bronze colour, turn deep orange in autumn. * Prunus Pst 5x5 4.5 N/R Flowers white. ‘Shirotae’ Young green (‘Mt. Fuji’) leaves slightly bronze colour. * Quercus phellos Qph 15x8 Paved areas. 8 1 2.5 Yellow/orange Road verges colour. Fine

less than 5 leaves metres. Quillaja QIs 5x3 3 1 N/R Medium frost Chilean soap saponaria tolerance. Slow bark. Evergreen. growing. Attractive foliage. Decorative fruits. Robinia RBp 15x10 Road verges. 9 1 2.5 Thorns exclude Compound mid- pseudoacacia Paved areas. use in green leaf. Natural areas. pedestrian

areas. Root suckers are potentially invasive. + Ulmus Uam 30x20 Road verges 14 1 3 Susceptible to Yellow autumn americana less than 10 Dutch elm colour. metres. disease.

Creeks + Ulmus glabra Ugh 9x5 Creeks. 5 2 N/R Shade/sun. Specimen tree. ‘Horizontalis’ Susceptible to Yellow autumn Dutch elm foliage.

disease. + Ulmus glabra Ugl 6x5 Creeks. 6 1 N/R Susceptible to Yellow foliage. ‘Lutescens’ Dutch elm disease.

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23.4.11 List of special plants: trees Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics from category zone building (m)

setback (m) + Ulmus procera Upr 30x20 Road verges 14 1 N/R Susceptible to Yellow autumn less than 10 Dutch elm colour.

metres. disease. Root Creeks. suckers. + Ulmus procera Upa 20x15 Road verges 12 1 3 Shade/sun. Variegated ‘Argenteovarie- less than Prefers deep foliage. gata’ 9 metres. soil, but tolerant Creeks. of poor conditions. Susceptible to Dutch elm disease. + Ulmus procera Ups 30x20 Road verges 14 1 3 Grafted form Yellow autumn ‘Special clone’ less than 10 with a uniform colour. metres. character. Creeks. Susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

+ Use of Ulmus species restricted to replacements in existing plantings only. No new designs using these species will be approved.

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23.4.12 Native shrubs higher than 4 metres Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Acacia dealbata Adl 6x4 Road verges. Root suckers. Responds to Local species. Good screen severe pruning. Lives up to plant. 10 years. Acacia howittii Aho 5x4 Shelter belts. Scale. Low frost tolerance. Useful hedge. Fragrant Road verges. foliage. Acacia mearnsii Amr 7x5 Road verges. Alternative for Acacia Local species. Bipinnate decurrens. leaves. Acacia pravissima Apr 4x3 Road verges. Shade/sun. Acacia bug. Local species. Acacia pycnantha Apy 4x3 Road verges. Subject to rust galls. Low Local species. frost tolerance. Acacia spectabilis Asp 4x3 Natural areas. Road Shade/sun. Bluish foliage. Grey-white verges. bark. Banksia ericifolia BNe 5x5 Road verges. Responds to severe pruning. Orange flower spikes in Plant no closer than 2 winter. metres from hydraulic services. Banksia X ‘Giant BNg 5x5 Road verges. Responds to severe pruning. Larger winter flower spikes Candles’ than BNe (up to 400 mm). Banksia integrifolia BNi 6x4 Road verges. Responds to severe pruning. Upright growth. Yellow Bird attractor. flowers. Banksia marginata BNm 5x4 Road verges. Shade/sun. Local form available. Green/silver leaves. Banksia serrata BNs 6x4 Road verges. Shade/sun. Responds to Light green foliage. severe pruning. Medium Gnarled habit with age. Old frost tolerance. Frost cones are silver. Yellow sensitive when young. flower spikes. Callistemon salignus Csa 4x3 Medium frost tolerance Pinkish new leaves. White (protect from frost when & red flower forms. Papery young). Responds to severe bark. pruning. Callistemon viminalis Cvh 4x3 Dry sites. Responds to severe pruning. Dense weeping foliage to ‘Hannah Ray’ Medium frost tolerance the ground. Long red flower spikes in spring. Hakea eriantha Her 4x4 Exposed sites. Medium frost tolerance. Screening plant. Hakea salicifolia Hsa 5x4 Exposed sites. Dry Avoid planting in mounds Broad and fine leaf form sites (moisture insufficient). available. Medium frost tolerance. Prefers adequate moisture. Screening plant. Lomatia arborescens LMa 6x3 Dry sites. Leaf miner problems. Flowers in summer. Prefers adequate moisture. Lomatia myricoides LMm 5x3 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Responds to Flowers in summer. Local severe pruning. Prefers species. adequate moisture. Leaf miner problems. Melaleuca ericifolia Mer 4x3 Shade/sun. Root suckers Good screen plant. Small assist spread. Good for wet cream flowers. sites, problem areas.

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23.4.12 Native shrubs higher than 4 metres Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Melaleuca Mst 8x4 Sites near people. Prickly foliage. Medium Thick papery bark. Cream styphelioides frost tolerance. Plant no flowers. closer than 4 metres from hydraulic services.

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23.4.13 Native shrubs 2 to 4 metres high Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Acacia boormanii Abo 3x2 Shade/sun. Root suckers Attractive grey foliage assist spread. Responds to Good screen plant.. severe pruning. Acacia buxifolia Abu 2.5x2 Shade/sun. Responds to Local species. severe pruning. Plant no closer than 2 metres from hydraulic services. Acacia cardiophylla Aca 3x4 Shade/sun. Attractive soft feathery leaves. Yellow flowers in spring. Reddish bark Acacia cultriformis Acu 2.5x3 Shade/sun. Long-lived Silver triangular foliage. species (to 20 years). Useful clipped hedge. Acacia decora Ade 2x2 Shade/sun. Blue foliage. Bright yellow flowers Acacia iteaphylla Ait 3x3 Shelter belts. Shade/sun. Medium frost Blue foliage. Semi- tolerance. weeping. Bright yellow winter flowers. Acacia triptera Atr 2x2 Shade/sun. Prickly foliage. Bright gold flowers. Acacia vestita Ave 3x5 Shade/sun. Soft weeping foliage. Atriplex nummularia ATn 3x2 Poorly drained sites. Grey foliage. Baeckea virgata BKv 3x3 Shade/sun. May seed Good for wet areas. Fine prolifically. Responds to leaf. Background evergreen. severe pruning. Hardy. Mass of white summer flowers. Bursaria lasiophylla BSl 3x2 Shade/sun. Local species. (B. spinosa) Callistemon citrinus Cci 3x2 Dry sites. Tolerates moist soils. White and red flowers. Responds to severe pruning. Plant no closer than 2 metres from hydraulic services. Callistemon Cha 3x3 Low frost tolerance. Red flowers. ‘Harkness’ Callistemon Ckp 3x3 Medium frost tolerance. Multiple heads of crimson ‘King’s Park Special’ flower heads. Callistemon Cmm 3x3 Medium frost tolerance. Mauve-pink flowers in ‘Mauve Mist’ summer. Callistemon pallidus Cpa 3x3 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Tolerates moist Pale yellow flowers. soils. Callistemon Cph 2x3 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Red flowers. phoeniceus Callistemon Crp 3x3 Medium frost tolerance. Pink flowers - summer. ‘Reeve’s Pink’ Callistemon sieberi Csi 3x2 Responds to severe pruning. White flowers. (C. paludosus) Correa backhouseana CRb 2x1 Poorly drained sites. Green/white flowers in winter.

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23.4.13 Native shrubs 2 to 4 metres high Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Grevillea acanthifolia Gac 3x4 Mauve-pink toothbrush subsp. acanthifolia flowers. Broad dark green leaves. Grevillea arenaria Gar 2-5x4 Shade/sun. Strong bird Red and green flowers. attractor. Soft, grey/blue or green leaf. Grevillea Gas 3x4 Red toothbrush flowers. aspleniifolia Long, strap-like leaves, grey. Grevillea ‘Audrey’ Gau 2x2 Orange/red flowers. Grevillea Gcg 2x2 Shade/sun. Scale with age. Spiky green foliage. Pink ‘Canberra Gem’ Sooty mould flowers. Hedge/barrier plant. Grevillea Gec 2x1.7 Shade/sun. Pink flowers. Soft, grey ‘Evelyn’s Coronet’ round leaves. Grevillea X Gho 2x5 Exposed sites. Long red flowers. Hybrid of ‘Hookeriana’ unknown origin. Large leaf. Grevillea juniperina Gju 2x2 Shade/sun. Suited to natural Local species. Prickly areas. foliage. Red, orange or yellow flowers. Grevillea longifolia Glo 3x4 Red and green flowers. Long strap-like leaf. Grevillea manglesii Gmm 3x4 White scented flowers. subsp. manglesii Small green leaf. (G. glabrata) Grevillea Gpc 2x2 Sharp pointed leaf. Hardy. Orange/red flowers. Prolific ‘Poorinda Constance’ Adaptable. blooming. Dark green leaves. Grevillea Gpe 2x2 Shiny, narrow leaves. ‘Poorinda Elegance’ Yellow-orange flowers with pink styles. Grevillea Gpl 2x2 Narrow, glossy leaves. ‘Poorinda Leanne’ Orange/red flowers. Spreading habit. Grevillea Gpp 3x5 Lobed leaves. Rosy-pink ‘Poorinda Peter’ toothbrush flowers. Spreading. Grevillea Gpq 2x2 Pale pink flowers. Similar ‘Poorinda Queen’ to G. ‘Poorinda Leanne’. Grevillea rivularis Gri 2x6 Medium frost tolerance. Pale pink/green flowers. Threatened plant species in Spiky foliage. the wild. Grevillea shiressii Gsr 3x3 Shade/sun. Medium frost Greenish/blue flowers. tolerance. Threatened plant Strap-like leaf species in the wild. Grevillea speciosa Gsd 3x2 Shade/sun. Bright red flowers. Two subsp. dimorpha forms, broad or narrow leaves.

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23.4.13 Native shrubs 2 to 4 metres high Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes

Grevillea Gto 2x2 Red and green flowers. thelemanniana subsp. Soft, light green foliage. obtusifolia Grevillea victoriae Gvi 2x4 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Good drainage Deep red flowers. Variable Sensitive to root rot. leaf width, green above, silvery hairs underneath. Local species. Grevillea victoriae Gvl 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Good drainage. Sensitive to Narrower, blunt leaf var. leptoneura root rot. compared with Gvi. Smaller, paler flowers. Grevillea willisii Gwi 2x3 Shade/sun. Medium frost Spiky foliage. Pale tolerance. green/yellow toothbrush flowers. Hakea gibbosa Hgi 3x3 Poorly drained sites. Unsuited to areas of high Narrow, prickly leaves. Car parks. pedestrian use. White flowers. Hakea nodosa Hno 3x4 Shade/sun. Tiny, scented yellow flowers. Needle like leaves, not prickly. Hakea propinqua Hpr 2x1 Car parks. Unsuited to areas of high Prickly leaves. White or pedestrian use. yellow flowers. Hakea teretifolia Hte 3x2 Car parks. Unsuited to areas of high Very prickly leaves. White pedestrian use. flowers. Indigofera INd 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Responds to Purple flowers. Local adesmiifolia severe pruning. Tolerates species. hot, dry sites. (I. australis var. signata) Kunzea ambigua KUa 3.5x4 Responds to severe pruning. Fine foliage. Massed white flowers. Leptospermum Llg 3x3 Conspicuous white flowers. lanigerum Local species. Various forms which have either dark green or grey tomentose foliage. Leptospermum Lsq 2.5x1.5 Pink flowers in Feb-May on squarrosum old wood only. Melaleuca cuticularis Mcu 3x2 White flowers. Narrow leaves. Melaleuca erubescens Meb 3x1.5 Pink flowers. Needle leaves. Melaleuca squarrosa Msq 2.5x2.5 Dry sites. Dense foliage. Cream flowers. Melaleuca viminea Mvi 3x3 Dry sites. Fragrant cream flowers. Soft, needle leaves. Myoporum viscosum MYv 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Suits dry, rocky sites. White flowers with purple spots. Phebalium elatius PHe 2x1 Shade/sun. Terminal white flowers. subsp. beckleri Rounded form.

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23.4.13 Native shrubs 2 to 4 metres high Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes

Polyscias POLs 3x2 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Some gum Terminal white flowers. sambucifolia oozing noted at Botanic Fern-like leaves in the local Gardens. Responds to subspecies. severe pruning. Spyridium SDp 3x1.5 Poorly drained sites. Spreading habit. Terminal parvifolium white flowers. Westringia longifolia WEl 2x1.5 Poorly drained sites. Medium frost tolerance. White to purple flower Good hedge if pruned. forms available. Shade/sun. Responds to severe pruning.

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23.4.14 Native shrubs 1 to 2 metres Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Acacia costiniana Aco 1.5x3 Shade/sun. Bright green foliage. Anigozanthos flavidus ANf 1.5x.4 Shade/sun. Inkspot. Many cultivars are now Medium frost tolerance. available. Contact the Botanic Gardens for advice. Astartea fascicularis ASf 1.3x1.3 Shade/sun. Responds to White-pink flowers. severe pruning. Baeckea linifolia BKl 1.75x2 Shade/sun. Responds to Weeping habit. White severe pruning. flowers. Banksia aspleniifolia BNa 1.5x2 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Prefers well- Yellow/green flowers in drained sites. autumn/winter. Banksia spinulosa BNsp 1.5x1.5 Shade/sun. Very hardy. Narrow leaves. Yellow Responds to severe pruning. orange flowers with black styles. Bauera rubioides BUr 1x1.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Good for wet, Pink or white flower forms shady sites. Regular available. pruning retains leafy appearance. Callistemon subulatus Csu 1.5x2 Shade/sun. Red flowers. Callistemon viminalis Cvc 1.5x1.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Some webbing Profuse red flowers. ‘Captain Cook’ caterpillar. Medium frost Variable size. tolerance. Calytrix tetragona CALt 1.5x1 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Responds to White to deep pink flowers. severe pruning. Correa alba var. alba CRa 1.5x1.5 Shade/sun. White bell flowers. Grey- green foliage. Daviesia mimosoides DVm 1x0.8 Shade/sun. Straggly. Blue foliage. Yellow Responds to severe pruning. flowers. Local species. Revegetation use. Dodonea viscosa DDa 1.5x1 Shade/sun. Red and yellow fruit subsp. angustissima (females only). (D. attenuata) Eriostemon ETa 1.3x2 Shade/sun. Responds to Scented foliage, white myoporoides subsp. severe pruning. flowers. acutus Eriostemon ETm 1.5x2 Shade/sun. Responds to Scented foliage, white myoporoides subsp. severe pruning. flowers. myoporoides (E. myoporoides) Grevillea aquifolium Gaq 1x2 Shade/sun. Holly-like bluish foliage. Pale red toothbrush flowers. Grevillea confertifolia Gco 1x1.5 Shade/sun. Scented, pink-red flowers. Three forms, prostrate to upright. Grevillea diminuta Gdi 1x2 Shade/sun. Local species. Red flowers. Silver foliage. Grevillea lanigera Gla 1.5x1.5 Shade/sun. Local species. Red flowers.

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23.4.14 Native shrubs 1 to 2 metres Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Grevillea Glv 1x1 Shade/sun. White to pink flowers. lavandulacea Grey-green foliage.

Grevillea Gsh 1.3x1.3 Shade/sun. Deep pink flowers. ‘Shirley Howie’ Indigofera australis INu 1.5x1.5 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Open, straggly Local species. Purple pea habit. Responds to severe flowers. White form also pruning. exists. Isopogon ISa 1x1 Wet sites. Shade/sun. Responds to Finely divided foliage. anemonifolius severe pruning. Yellow flowers. Kunzea KUb 1.2x1.5 Shade/sun. Responds to Dark green foliage. White ‘Badja Carpet’ severe pruning. Requires terminal flowers. periodic pruning. Kunzea parvifolia KUp 1.2x1.5 Shade/sun. Responds to Terminal mauve flowers. severe pruning. Olearia phlogopappa OLp 1.5x1 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Requires Blue or white flowers. pruning. Short-lived. Responds to severe pruning. Phebalium PHs 1.5x2 Hardy. Attractive foliage. Upright squamulosum dense habit. White flowers subsp. argenteum in terminal clusters. Podocarpus PDl 1x1 Shade/sun. Long lived but Local species. Dark green lawrencei slow growing. Responds to foliage. Male and female severe pruning. plants. Red berries on female plants. Rhagodia spinescens RHs 1x1 Wet sites. Good for exposed,dry sites. Blue/grey foliage. Pungent var. deltophylla Responds to severe pruning. foliage. Thelionema glauca Sgc 1x1 Shade/sun. Tufted habit. Blue flowers, blue foliage. (Stypandra glauca) Westringia fruticosa WEf 1.5x3 Hardy - tolerates exposure. Dark green foliage. White Brittle wood. Requires flowers. periodic pruning. Responds to severe pruning. Westringia WEw 1.3x1.5 Blue-mauve flowers ‘Wynyabbie Gem’ throughout the year. Zieria cytisoides ZIc 1.5x1.5 Poorly drained sites. Responds to severe pruning. Pink flowers. Grey foliage.

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23.4.15 Native shrubs less than 1 metre high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Allocasuarina nana ALn 1x1.5 Responds to severe pruning. Open habit. (Casuarina nana) Correa ‘Dusky Bells’ CRdb .5x.75 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Medium frost Pink/red flowers. tolerance. Grevillea juniperina Gjm .5x3 Good on exposed sites. Spiky dark green foliage. ‘Molonglo’ Orange flowers. Local selection. Grevillea Glt .8x.8 Scale. Root suckers assist Grey foliage. Insignificant ‘Little Thicket’ spread. pale pink flowers. Micromyrtus ciliata MIc .5x.7 With age, loses leaves in Pink buds and white centre of the plant. flowers. Tiny overlapping Responds to severe pruning. leaves.

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23.4.16 Introduced shrubs higher than 4 metres Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Arbutus unedo ARu 5x4 Paved areas. Shade/sun. Evergreen. White flowers, red fruit in autumn. Camellia sasanqua CAMs 4x3 Shade/sun. Prefers acid Evergreen with dark green soils. leaves. Pink flowers in autumn. Cordyline australis CDYa 4x2 Poorly drained sites. Well drained soils. Remove Palm-like plant, with long spent leaves. leaves bunched at end of naked branches. Cornus florida CNr 4x3 Dry sites. Poor soils. Shade preferred. Requires Red autumn foliage. Pink ‘Rubra’ wind protection. spring flowers. Deciduous. Cornus kousa CNk 5x3 Dry sites. Poor soils. Bronze autumn foliage. Cream flowers. Deciduous. Garrya elliptica GAe 5x4 Requires cool roots. Evergreen. Green catkins (male) in winter. Laurus nobilis LUn 8x4 Shade/sun. Drought Bay tree. Aromatic foliage. tolerant. Parrotia persica PAp 6x4 Shade/sun. Red/gold autumn colour. Photinia ‘Robusta’ PNr 4x3 Hardy evergreen. Powdery Red new growth. White mildew. Responds to severe pungent flowers. Hedge. pruning. Pittosporum PTe 5x2 Poorly drained sites. Prefers semi-shade. Needs Green/white foliage. eugenioides well drained soils. Scale. (variegated) Responds to severe pruning.

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23.4.17 Introduced shrubs 2 to 4 metres high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Acca sellowiana FEs 3x2 Requires semi-shade. Green/woolly white leaves. Red flowers, edible fruit. (Feijoa sellowiana) Evergreen. Ceanothus CEb 2x1.5 Wet sites. Poorly Needs periodic pruning. Dark blue flowers. ‘Blue Pacific’ drained sites. Short lived (10 years). Pear and cherry slug. Leaf miner. Ceanothus papillosus CEp 2-4x2 Wet sites. Poorly Short lived (10 years). Light blue flowers. var. roweanus drained sites. Chaenomeles CHs 2x2 Paved areas. Large fruit. Fruit drop. Deciduous. Red, pink & speciosa white flower forms, winter/spring flowering. Spiny branches. Cornus sanguinea CNs 2x2 Medium frost tolerance. Purple autumn colour. Deciduous. Red stems. Cytisus X CYb 2.5x2 Natural areas. Requires pruning after Red/yellow flowers. ‘Burkwoodii’ flowering. Elaeagnus pungens Elm 3x3 Prefers semi-shade. Inconspicuous, pink scented ‘Marginata’ flowers. Leaves with silver edge. Escallonia macrantha ESm 3x2 Dry sites. Wet sites. Good drainage required. Dense dark green leaves. Responds to severe pruning. Deep pink flowers. Escallonia rubra ESr 2x1 Dry sites. Wet sites. Good drainage required. Red flowers. Responds to severe pruning. Euonymus japonicus EUj 3x2 Powdery mildew. Requires Evergreen. Useful hedge. pruning. Plant no closer White flowers. Red berries. than 2 metres from hydraulic services. Forsythia FOl 2x1.5 Needs regular pruning. Deciduous. Prolific yellow ‘Lynwood Gold’ Responds to severe pruning. flowers in spring. Jasminum mesnyi JAm 2x2 Requires semi-shade. Dark green leaves. Semi- Medium frost tolerance. deciduous. Yellow flowers. Lagerstroemia indica LAi 3x2 Powdery mildew in shaded Purple, pink or white sites. Plant no closer than 2 flowers in late summer. metres from hydraulic Attractive mottled bark. services. Osmanthus fragrans OSf 2.5x2 Very fragrant white flowers. Evergreen. Philadelphus PHIv 2x1 Medium frost tolerance. Double white fragrant ‘Virginalis’ flowers. Deciduous. Photinia glabra PNg 2.5x2 Powdery mildew - minimal. Red spring foliage. Dull ‘Rubens’ Hedge. white flowers. Prunus laurocerasus Pla 3.5x3 Natural areas. Prefers full shade. Leaves, Evergreen/glossy leaves. fruit poisonous. Attracts Good screen. White flowers bees. in spring. Blue/black autumn berries. Raphiolepis X RAd 2x1 Dry areas Shade/sun. Slow growing. Evergreen. Pink flowers. delacourii Viburnum X Vbo 3x2 Shade/sun. Sweet scented rose-pink bodnantense flowers in winter.

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23.4.17 Introduced shrubs 2 to 4 metres high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Viburnum X Vbu 2x1.5 Shade/sun. Conspicuous, scented, burkwoodii pink/white flowers in spring. Semi-deciduous. Bronze autumn foliage. Viburnum opulus Vop 3x2 Shade/sun. White flowers in summer. ‘Sterile’ Deciduous. Red autumn foliage. Viburnum tinus Vti 3x2.5 Shade/sun. Red spider, Flowers pink/white. thrip. Good hedge. Plant no Evergreen. closer than 2 metres from hydraulic services. Viburnum Vto 2x2.5 Shade/sun. Sweet scented pink tinted tomentosum flowers. Red autumn foliage. Weigela florida Wfl 2x2 Requires pruning after Pink flowers. Deciduous. flowering. (W. rosea)

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23.4.18 Introduced shrubs 1 to 2 metres high Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Abelia X grandiflora ABg 1.5x1.2 Responds well to regular Semi-deciduous. pruning. Green/bronze foliage. Pink and white flowers. Abelia rupestris ABr 1.5x1.2 Shade/sun. Deciduous. Abelia schumannii ABs 1.2x1 Shade/sun. Deciduous. Better flower (pink) than ABg, ABr. Berberis darwinii BBd 1x1 Shops. Requires pruning. Collects Deciduous. Red berries. litter. Prickly leaves. Berberis thunbergii f. BBt 1x1 Shops. Requires pruning. Collects Purple red foliage. atropurpurea’ litter. Deciduous. Prickly leaves. Chaenomeles CHj 1x1 Paved areas. Small fruit. Fruit drop. Deciduous. Reddish orange japonica flowers in winter/spring. Spiny branches. Choisya ternata CYt 1.5x1.5 Poorly drained sites. Attracts citrus white Glossy green foliage. White butterfly. flowers. Aromatic. Cistus ladaniferus CIl 1x1 Good on dry sites. Attractive white flowers. (Cistus ladanifer) Cotoneaster COm 1.5x1.5 Exposed sites. Natural Low growing. Scarlet berries. Evergreen. microphyllus areas. Cotoneaster COy 1.2x1.2 Natural areas. Good for dry sites. Hardy. Compact evergreen. Red ‘Yarralumla’ berries. Deutzia gracilis DEg 1.8x2 Shade/sun. Prune after Pink/white flowers. flowering. Hebe ‘Blue Gem’ HBb 1x1 Responds to pruning. Blue flowers. Hebe ‘La Seduisante’ HBl 1.25x1 Responds to pruning. Leaf Purple flowers. Leaf spot in wet winters. underside purple/red. Hypericum patulum HYp 1x1 Exposed sites. Semi-deciduous. Buttercup var. ‘Henryi’ yellow flowers Nandina domestica NNd 1.7x1 Shade/sun. Responds to Red tinged leaves in spring severe pruning. Root and autumn. Red berries suckers are not a problem. turn white. Phormium tenax PMt 1.2x1.2 Long, strap-like leaves. Phormium tenax PMr 1.2x1.2 Reddish long leaves. ‘Rubrum’ Prunus glandulosa Pgr 1x1 Deciduous. Pink flowers. ‘Rosea’ Rosmarinus officinalis RSo 1x1 Good for dry sites. Rosemary - ‘ANZAC Responds well to pruning. bush’. Fragrant leaves, blue Useful hedge. flowers. Spiraea cantoniensis SIc 1.5x1.5 Requires pruning after Semi-deciduous. White flowering. summer flowers. Spiraea thunbergii SIt 1.5x1.5 Slow growing. Semi- Profuse white flowers in deciduous. spring. Viburnum carlesii Vca 1.5x1 Shade/sun. Fragrant white flowers in spring. Deciduous.

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23.4.19 Introduced shrubs less than 1 metre high Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Coleonema pulchrum COLc .75 x.5 Very hardy. Good for dry Pink flowers. ‘Compactum’ sites. Pungent smell. Coleonema pulchrum COLs .6x1 Use low form. Gold foliage. ‘Sunset Gold’ Erica mediterranea ERm .7x.7 Shade/sun. Webbing Pink flowers in winter. caterpillar. Genista tinctoria GNt .8x.8 Natural areas. Medium frost tolerance. Small green leaves. Yellow Plant no closer than 2 flowers. metres from hydraulic services. Lavandula LVa .3x.3 Good for exposed sites. Fragrant grey foliage. angustifolia Requires pruning after Fragrant blue flowers. flowering. Mahonia aquifolium MHa .8x.5 Full sun. Shade. Holly-like foliage. Yellow flowers. Blue berries in autumn. Nandina domestica NNn .3x.3 Shade/sun. Compact form. Red autumn ‘Nana’ foliage.

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23.4.20 List of special plants: shrubs Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Acacia baileyana Aba 6x6 Road verges. Natural Invasive. Grey foliage. Early to areas. flower (July). * Acacia covenyi Acy 5x3 Dry sites. Most soils. Long lived and Yellow flowers. Intense not suseptable to borers. grey-bluish foliage partilculary during winter. Dense bush growth habit. * Acacia filicifolia Aff 1x1.5 Adaptable Yellow flowers. Acacia Apm 7x5 Road verges. Alternative for Acacia Local species. Bipinnate parramattensis decurrens. leaves. Acacia rubida Aru 5x4 Single species Acacia bug. Use only in Local species. Native plantings. mixed plantings. revegetation use. Banksia robur BNr 2x1.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Medium frost Green/yellow flowers. tolerance, low when young. Coarse texture due to broad Requires wet, cool sites. leaves. South aspect. Boronia denticulata BOd 1x1.5 Shade/sun. Moist site. Pink flowers. Scented foliage. Boronia heterophylla BOh 1.5x1 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Susceptible to Bright pink flowers. Dry sites. drying out. Scented flowers and foliage. Boronia mollis BOm 2x1.5 Shade/sun. Pink flowers. Scented ‘Lorne Pride’ foliage. Improved compact form. Boronia ‘Telopea BOt 1.5x1 Shade/sun. Pink flowers. Valley Star’ * Callistemon Canz 1x1 White flowers. ‘Anzac’ * Callistemon regidus Cgd 3x2 Sun. Moist and dry sites. Stiff leaved bottlebrush. Drought tender. Narrow leaves. Red brush flowers. * Calothamnus Cqd 1.5x2 Sun. Well drained sandy Evergreen with deep green quadrifidus soils. pine like leaves. Crimson spiky flowers. * Cassinia longifolia CSSl 2x2 Urban areas. Shade/sun. Brittle branches. Sticky scented foliage. Responds to severe pruning. White flowers. Local Suitable for revegetation. species. Cassinia CSSq 2x2 Urban areas. Shade/sun. Brittle branches. Local species. quinquinquefaria Responds to severe pruning. Use for revegetation. * Cornus capitata CNc 3x3 Poor soils. Requires irrigation. Evergreen. Cream flowers Red fruit. * Cornus florida CNa 4x3 Dry sites. Poor soils. Shade preferred. Requires Deciduous. White spring ‘Alba’ wind protection. flowers. Red autumn foliage. Correa glabra CRg 1x1 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Glossy green foliage. Green flowers in winter. * Correa pulchella Cpu 1x1 Moist sites. Shade/sun Evergreen slender stem shrub. Long flowering

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23.4.20 List of special plants: shrubs Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes season. Correa reflexa CRr 1x1 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Many forms, some hardier var. reflexa than others. Correa CRs 1.5x1.5 Exposed sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Red flowers. schlechtendalii drained sites. Crowea exalata CWe .7x.7 Shade/sun. Medium frost Pink flowers. tolerance. Crowea exalata CWg 0.5x0.5 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Medium frost Pink flowers in summer / ‘Ginninderra Falls’ tolerance. autumn. Local species. Crowea ‘Festival’ CWf 1x1 Exposed sites. Dry Shade only. Medium frost Profuse pink flowers. sites. Poorly drained tolerance. sites. Crowea saligna CWs 1.2x1.2 Exposed sites. Dry Shade only. Medium frost Pink flowers. sites. Poorly drained tolerance. sites. Dampiera purpurea DAp 0.8x1 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Root suckers Blue/grey foliage. assist spread. Powdery Blue/purple flowers. mildew. Dicksonia antartica DCa 2x3 Dry sites. Shade only. Requires moist/ Local species. Special irrigated site. Low frost design feature. tolerance. Diospyros kaki DYk 5x4 Shade/sun. Orange edible fruit. Orange autumn foliage. * Euonymus EUjv 3x2 Powdery mildew. Requires Evergreen, variegated. japonicus pruning. Useful hedge. White (variegated) flowers, red berries. * Grevillea barklyana Gbm 3x2 Low/medium frost Pink flowers. subsp. macleayana tolerance. * Grevillea Gcf .3x1.5 Wet sites. Well drained sites. Compact evergreen shrub crithmifolia Withstands dry periods. with needle leaves. Cream white flowers. * Grevillea ‘Pink GPd .5x1-3 Adaptable. Pink flowers. Lady’ * Grevillea Grk 1.5x1.5 Shade/sun. Red flowers, grey/blue rosmarinifolia foliage. (clone from Kew) Grevillea Grrs 1x1 Scale. Spiky foliage. Red flowers. rosmarinifolia (Rankin Springs) (Syn. G. glabella) Hakea sericea Hse 2.5x2.5 Natural areas. Potentially invasive. Prickly foliage. White Unsuited to areas of flowers. high pedestrian use. * Hebe glaucophylla Hgu .5x.5 Sun. Tolerates dry periods. Small evergreen shrub with Good border plant. profusion of white flowers Trimmed for edging. No in spring. maintenance. * Hebe ‘Inspriation’ HIp 1x1 Shade/sun. No maintenance. Evergreen compact bush. Dark green leaves. Spikes

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23.4.20 List of special plants: shrubs Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes of purple flowers in summer, winter and spring. * Hebe salicifolia Hsf 2-3x1-2 Sun. Tolerant to dry Dramatic white flowers in conditions. Suitable for spring/autumn. screening, embankments and mixed border. * Hebe ‘Autumn HAG Sun. Useful for autumn Showy evergreen with Glory’ flower colour. violet blue flowers from late summer into winter. Homoranthus HOp .75x1 Poorly drained sites. Pungent smell in flower. Horizontal blue/grey papillatus foliage. Yellow flowers. * Kolkwitzia amabilis Kmb 1.5-2.5x Poorly drained sites. Sun. Fertile well drained Beauty bush. Decidious. soil. Abundant flowers in spring for long period. * Kunzea capitata Kct 1x1.5 Sun. Well drained soil. Pink buttons. Evergreen rounded shrub. Mauve pink flowers. Kunzea ericifolia KUe 3x4 Natural areas. Creeks. Shade/sun. Responds to Local species. severe pruning. Scale. Invasive potential near woodland. Suitable revegetation. * Lambertia formosa Lfo 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Sun. Well drained soils. Mountain devil. Rounded Withstand dry periods. evergreen shrub. Pink, red Useful as a barrier plant. flowers. Stiff pointy leaves. * Leptospernum LAh 2.5x2 Shade/sun. Wind tolerant. Dense bushy shrub with ‘Aphrodite’ Likes wet conditions. Good mass of bright pink flowers for hedge/screenage or as a in late spring. speciment plant. Bred for resistance to webbing moth. Leptospermum Lbr 4x2 Dry sites. Scale. brachyandrum Leptospermum Lla 4x3 Scale. Medium frost laevigatum tolerance. Leptospermum Lrf 2x3 Very prone to webbing Conspicuous pink/white rotundifolium caterpillar. Limited use. flowers. (Leptospermum scoparium var.rotundifolium) * Leptospermum LRd 3x2 Shade/sun. Tolerates wet Large red flowers in ‘Rudolph’ conditions. Breed for December. resistance to webbing moth. Good for hedges/screenage purposes. Leptospermum Lpg 4x4 Scale. Webbing caterpillar. Conspicuous white flowers. polygalifolium (Leptospermum flavescens) Melaleuca armillaris Mar 5x4 Frost susceptibility - mass Dark green foliage. White plantings liable to failure. flowers. Medium/low frost

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23.4.20 List of special plants: shrubs Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes tolerance. Plant no closer than 4 metres from hydraulic services. Melaleuca incana Min 2.5x2.5 Wet sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Prefers dry, Silver foliage. Pale yellow drained sites. protected sites. Medium flower. frost tolerance. Melaleuca thymifolia Mth 1x1 Poorly drained sites. Webbing moth caterpillar. Mauve flowers. Bluish foliage. Melaleuca violacea Mvo 1x1 Poorly drained sites. Webbing moth caterpillar. Mauve flowers. Bluish foliage. Micrantheum MCh 1x1 Local species. Cream hexandrum terminal flowers. Uncommon. Nerium oleander NEp 2.5x2 Poorly drained sites. All parts of plant poisonous. Conspicuous flowers. ‘Pink Medium frost tolerance. Plant no closer than 2 metres from hydraulic services. Nerium oleander NEr 2.5x2 All parts of plant poisonous. Conspicuous flowers. Nerium oleander NEw 2.5x2 Poorly drained soils. All parts of plant poisonous. Conspicuous flowers. ‘White’ Medium frost tolerance. Ozothamnus OZd 2.5x1 Shade/sun. Requires regular diosmifolius pruning. (Helichrysum diosmifolia) Phebalium coxii PHc 4x3 Shade/sun. Short lived - Scented foliage. root rot susceptible. Medium frost tolerance. Phebalium coxii PHc 4x3 Shade/sun. Short lived - Scented foliage. root rot susceptible. Medium frost tolerance. * Photinia X PNrr 4x3 Hardy evergreen. Powdery Reddish foliage as wel as ‘Robusta mildew. Responds to severe red new growth. White Red Robin’ pruning. Hedge. flowers. Podocarpus elatus PDe 4+x4 Dry sites. Medium frost tolerance. Attractive foliage. Catkins Slow growing. Prefers (male flowers), blue fruits moist sites. (female). * Polygala Pgi 1.5x2 Poorly drained sites. Warm protected position. Blue pea shaped flower and grandiflora compact shrub. * Polygala myrtifolia Pmy 1.2x2 Poorly drained sites. Warm protected position. Blue pea shaped flower and compact shrub. * Prostanthera Pcu .5x1.5 Shade/sun. Needs good Mint bush. Dark green cuneata drainage. rounded aromic leaves. White flowers. Prostanthera PRSl 2x2 Dry sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Root rot Flowers white, tinged lasianthos drained sites. susceptible. pink/purple in summer. Local species. * Prunus glandulosa Pga 1x1 Deciduous. Double white ‘Alba Plena’ flowers.

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23.4.20 List of special plants: shrubs Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes * Rhytidospermum RHp .4x.4 Naturally found in rocky Local species. White procumbens terrain and near streams in flowers. low open forest.

Scaevola aemula SVa 1x1 Shade/sun. Short lived. Mauve/blue flowers. Medium frost tolerance. Syringa vulgaris SYl 3x2 Double flowers, fragrant ‘Ludwig Spaeth’ dark purple. Deciduous. Syringa vulgaris SYm 3x2 White scented flowers. ‘Madam Lemoine’ Deciduous.

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23.4.21 Native ground covers Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Astartea fascicularis ASfp .3x1.5 Responds to severe pruning. White/pink flowers. (prostrate form) Brachyscome BRm .3x.5 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Short-lived Mauve flowers for long multifida perennial. Requires pruning periods. Plant at close at times. intervals. Correa decumbens CRd .3x1.2 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Small red/green flowers. Grevillea australis Gau .2x.4 Good on exposed sites. Dark green foliage. Small white flowers. Grevillea baueri Gba 1x1.5 Scale. Soft, grey green leaves. Red flowers. Grevillea curviloba Gcl 1x2.5 Exposed sites. Requires pruning. Some Light green foliage. White shoots grow to 1-2 metres flowers. high. Medium frost tolerance. Grevillea juniperina Gjp .3x1.5 Good on exposed sites. Prickly dark green foliage. (prostrate form) Yellow or red flowers. Grevillea ‘Poorinda Gpr .2x2 Some iron deficiency Dense foliage. Many red Royal Mantle’ shown in some soils, toothbrush flowers. usually alkaline soils. Myoporum MYp .1x2 Exposed sites. Usually short lived. Fungal White flowers. Variable parvifolium leaf spot. Medium frost leaf width. Prostrate. tolerance. Responds to severe pruning. Viola hederacea VIh .2x.2 Dry sites. Shade only. Hardy. Local species. Spreads by Requires moist site. runners. Medium frost tolerance.

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23.4.22 Introduced ground covers Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Agapanthus africanus AGa 1x1 Removal of spent flower Blue and white flower heads required. Tolerates forms (summer). Tufted shade. Medium frost habit. Dwarf form also. tolerance. Ajuga reptans AJr .1x.3 Dry sites. Requires shade. Spreads by Green/purple foliage. runners. Medium frost Upright purple flowers. tolerance. Arctostaphylos AYu .3x3 Hardy. Evergreen, shiny dark green uvaursi foliage. White/pink flowers. Prostrate. Baccharis pilularis BAp .7x2 Hardy, drought resistant. Bright green foliage. ‘Twin Peaks’ Spreads by layering. Insignificant flowers. Cistus pulverulentus CIp .75x.75 Good on dry sites. Grey green foliage. Orange ‘Sunset’ flowers. Convolvulus CVm .5x1 Medium frost tolerance. Evergreen. Blue/mauve mauritanicus Hardy. flowers. Coprosma X kirkii COPk .6x1 Good on exposed sites. Olive green leaves. Intolerant of trampling. Inconspicuous purple Medium frost tolerance. flowers. Cotoneaster dammeri COd .15x2 Natural areas. Spreads by layering. Evergreen. Light green foliage. Small white flowers. Red berries. Cotoneaster COh .4x1 Exposed sites. Natural Deciduous. horizontalis areas. Hypericum calycinum HYc .3x.5 Dry sites. Natural Requires shade. Hardy. Evergreen. Bright yellow areas. Thrip. Very vigorous. flowers. Light green Spreads by runners. foliage. Juniperus conferta JNc .2x2 Exposed sites. Very vigorous. Evergreen. Green/blue foliage. Light green berries. Juniperus sabina JNs 1x1 Good for exposed sites. Prostrate conifer. Resin smell. Good high ground cover. Phlox subulata PXs .2x1 Full sun required for White, pink, purple and flowering. blue flower forms. Potentilla anserina POTa .1x.6 Dry sites. Spreads by runners. Yellow flowers. Rosmarinus RSl .3x.3 Good for exposed sites. Fragrant foliage. Mauve lavandulaceus flowers. Thymus serphyllum THs .1x.4 Dry sites. Very prostrate: mat- Mauve, pink and white forming. flower forms. Fragrant foliage. Perennial herb.

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23.4.23 List of special plants: ground covers Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes * Acacia ‘Austraflora AAC .3x2.4 Groundcover. Will tolerate Yellow flowers Cascade’ heavier soils. * Acacia baileyana Abp .5x5+ Natural areas. Difficult to propagate. Grey foliage. (prostrate form) * Baekea virgata Bvr .2-1x1- Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Tolerates White abundant flowers. (Dwarf Form) 1.5 dryness. Well drained soil. Heath like shrub. * Blechnum nudum Bnu 1x.7 Dry, exposed sites. Shade. Good water. Fishbone water fern. Remove spent fronds. Attractive common fern Fertilise in spring. Well with upright green fronds. composted soils. Mature plant may develope stout trunk. * Brachyscome BRmb .3x.5 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Improved flower colour and multifida foliage density (compared ‘Break O’Day’ with BRm). * Bracteantha Bbtt .80x.80 Revegetation. Sun. Prune in spring. Everlasting daisy. Large bracteata green leaves iwth yellow paper daisy. Flowers spring/summer. * Bracteantha viscosa Bvi .80x.80 Shade/sun. Suitable for Sticky everlasting daisy. revegetation and Open upright perennial herb ornamental purposes. Cut with golden yellow paper back and fertilise in spring. flowers. Flowers in spring/summer. Local species. * Calocephalus citrius Ccit Shade/sun. Remove spent Lemon beauty heads. flowers. Suitable for Lemon yellow flowers with revegetation and silver grey foliage ornamental purposes. Chrysocephalum Hap .15x.3 Poorly drained sites. Yellow buttons. Grey apiculatum woolly stems and leaves. Dense yellow flowers. (Helichrysum apiculatum) * Chrysocephalum Cse .60x.60 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Used for Cluster daisy. Silvery/green semipapposum revegetaiton and upright foliage with yellow ornamental purposes. Prune button like flowers in and fertilise in spring. summer/autumn. Dampiera diversifolia DAd 0.1x0.5 Exposed sites. Poorly Well drained sites. Root Deep blue flowers. drained sites. suckers assist spread. Medium frost tolerance. * Enchylaena Ett .5x1 Poorly drained sites. Sun. Tolerates dryness. Red berries. Good foliage tomentosa contrast with succulent grey leaves. * Grevillea Gbr .3x2 Dissected leaf with red/ ‘Bronze Rambler’ green tinges. Red stems. Dense foliage. Red toothbrush flowers. * Kunzea pomifera Kpf .3x1-2 Sun. Good drainage. White flowers in spring. Woody shrub.

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23.4.23 List of special plants: ground covers Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes * Leucochrysum Laia .15x.10- Shade/sun. remove spent Golden sunray. Silver grey albicans .15 flowers. Suitable for annual foliage with white paper flower bed. flowers (spring -summer). Local species. Phyla nodiflora PFn .1x1.2 Dry sites. Exposed Shade/sun. Requires good Prostrate. Pink flowers. sites. drainage. Medium frost Deciduous in winter. tolerance. * Pimelea filiformis Pff prostrate Shade/sun. Adaptable. Rice flower. Pink/white x1 Tolerates dryness. flowers. Evergreen shrub. * Polystichum Ppf 1x1 Dry exposed sites. Shade/sun. Moist at all Common fern with lush proliferum times. green fronds. New groth covered with attractive brown scales. Forms clumps. Scaevola albida SVl .2x.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Short lived. White or blue flowers. Medium frost tolerance. * Trachelospernum Taa Evergreen self clinging asiaticum twiner. Fragrant creamy- white flowers in summer. Vinca minor VCi .2x1 Natural areas. Dry Shade/sun. Invasive. NOT Blue flowers. sites. Creeks. to be used near any watercourses. Planting area needs to be contained. Vinca minor ‘Alba’ VCa .2x1 Natural areas. Dry Shade/sun. Invasive. NOT White flowers. sites. Creeks. to be used near any watercourses. Planting area needs to be contained. * Walhenbergia Wcm .2-.3x.1 Shade/sun. Dormant over Blue bells. Blue flowers in communis winter. Hardy. Remove summer and autumn. Local spent foliage. Can be species. overtaken by weeds - use in mass planting. Use as an annual.

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23.4.24 Native climbers Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Clematis aristata CMa Shade/sun. Not very Profuse white flowers in vigorous - needs support. spring. Medium frost tolerance. Variable species. Hardenbergia HAv Wet sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Low climber. Local species. Deep green violacea drained sites. Training required. leaves. Purple flowers. Medium/low frost tolerance.

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23.4.25 Introduced climbers Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Akebia quinata AKa Needs support. Deciduous. Fragrant purple/pink flowers. Campsis grandiflora CAg Natural areas. Needs support. Can be Deciduous. Orange flower. invasive. Celastrus scandens CELs Natural areas. Vigorous. Needs support. Deciduous: Yellow autumn Invasive. foliage. Small yellow flowers. Clematis montana var. CMm Requires cool, moist root run. Deciduous. Rose coloured rubens Medium frost tolerance. flowers. Gelsemium GEs Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Needs support. Evergreen. Yellow fragrant sempervirens Black leaf spot. Medium frost flowers. tolerance. Hedera canariensis HEc Dry sites. Natural Shade/sun. Invasive. Keep off White, pink and green (form: ‘Tricolor’) areas. buildings. Keep off trees. foliage. Larger leaves than Vigorous. Medium frost HEh. tolerance. Hedera helix HEp Dry sites. Natural Shade/sun. Vigorous. Less invasive than HEh. ‘Pittsburgh’ areas. Medium rost tolerance. Keep off buildings. Keep off trees. Jasminum polyanthum JAp Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Sheltered wall Fragrant pink/white only. Needs support. Frost flowers. Evergreen, if tender when young. Low frost protected from frost. tolerance. Muehlenbeckia MUc Natural areas. Needs support. Invasive. Small maidenhair-like complexa Medium frost tolerance. leaves. Insignificant white flowers. Parthenocissus PRq Natural areas. Self-clinging. Virginia creeper. quinquefolia Deciduous. Red autumn foliage, 5-lobed leaf. Parthenocissus PRt Natural areas. Self-clinging. Boston ivy. Deciduous. Tricuspidata ‘Veitchii’ Scarlet autumn foliage, 3- lobed leaf. Coppery young leaves and coarsely toothed mature leaves. Polygonum PGb Needs support. White/pink flowers in baldschuanicum summer and autumn. Rosa banksiae ROb Needs support. Thornless. White or yellow flowers. Medium frost tolerance Trachelospermum TRj Dry sites. Natural Prefers shade. Needs support. Evergreen, glossy leaves. jasminoides areas. White scented flowers. Wisteria sinensis WIs Natural areas Needs support. Deciduous. Conspicuous purple or white flowers.

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23.5 Grasses Native grasses are identified as either ornamental or rehabilitation species. Native grasses are only considered to be adequate for rehabilitation purposes if the seed for the plants has been sourced locally.

23.5.1 Definitions Cool season grass: Grass that can be planted year round. Warm season grass: Grass that can only be planted from November to February as they are susceptable to cold weather and frost at an immature age.

23.5.2 List of special plants: native grasses Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes * Austrostipa densiflora Adf .25x.25 Shade/sun. Suitable for Feather spear grass. revegetaiton and ornamental Ornamental seed head - (Stipa densiflora) purposes. Remove spent seed feather stalks resemble heads. bamboo. Seed head to 1 metre. Local species. * Austrostipa Arm .30x.30 Ornamental Shade/sun. Remove spent Tall spear grass. Leaves ramoissima purposes. seed heads. Cool season green. Basal clump. Local grass. species. (Stipa ramoissima) * Austrostipa scabra Ssc .30x.30 Wetland sites. Suitable of revegtation Spear grass. Stays green in Ornamental purposes. Good on exposed frost. Local species. (Stipa scabra) purposes. sites with poor soils. Can be sown directly on site. * Bothriochloa macra Bma .20x.20 Ornamental Suitable for revegetation. Red leg grass. Turns a planting. Not a Remove spent seed heads. reddish colour in frosts and good competitor Warm season grass. brown under heavy frosts. with weeds. Grass grows very low. Local species. * Chloris truncata Cyre .05-.15 Annual coloniser. Suitable for revegetation and Windmill grass. Flowers in x.1-.2 ornamental purposes. response to rain. Drought tolerant. Will mulitply from initial stock and good seeder. Warm season grass. * Cymbopogan Cyra .3x.3 Shade/sun. Suitable for Seed heads resemble barb refractua revegetation and ornmental wire. Goes brown with purposes. Very tough. frosts. Remove frosted foliage in spring. Warm season grass. Dianella revoluta DIr .3x.5 Shade/sun. Suitable for both Tufted habit. Local species. ornamental and rehabilitaiton Blue flowers and blue purposes. berries. Dianella tasmanica DIt .7x1 Suitable for both ornamental Tufted habit. Blue flowers and rehabilitaiton purposes. and blue berries. Prefers shade. * Dichelachne crinita Dcr .25x.25 Ornamental Shade/sun. Suitable for Long hair plume grass. planting as a revegetation. Grown in open Ornamental pink-purple monoculture. and cleared areas in plumes. Local species. grasslands and woodlandson

sand of soil. Cool season grass.

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23.5.2 List of special plants: native grasses Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes

* Dichelachne Dmi .20x.20 Maybe taken over Shade/sun. Suitable for Plume grass. Ornamental micrantha with weeds if revegetation and ornamental purple plume flowers in planted as a purposes. Very common in spring/summer. Local monoculture. dry or wet sclerophyll forests. species. Drought tolerant. Cool season grass. * Joycea pallida Chi .70x.70 Suitable for revegetation and Red anther wallaby grass. ornamental purposes. Acid Holds colour in frosts. (Chionochloa pallida) soils of low fertility and Green leaf with orange and drought tolerant. Wet and dry white seed head. areas. Remove spent flower heads. Cool season grass.

Lomandra longifolia LDl .5x1 Tufted habit. Light green foliage. Fragrant flowers. Local species. * Lomandra longifolia LDlC 1.2x.80 Clay soil. Seed Shade/sun. Suitable for Mat rush. Glaucous-blue ‘Cassica’ heads are prickly revegetation and ornamental upright foliage. purposes. Well prepared drained soils. Fertilise in spring. * Lomandra longifolia LDlK 1x.70 Shade/sun. Suitable for Mat rush. Fine deep green ‘Katrinus’ revegetation and ornamental to lime foliage with purposes. Heavier clay based weeping habit. Performs soils. better in clay soil that common form. Seed heads are prickly. * Microlaena stipoides Msti .2x.2 Ornamental sites. Suitable for revegetaiton. Weeping grass. Tuft Dry sites Grows under trees in open perrenial. Year long green moist sites. Remove spent lawn like appearance. Local seed heads and fertilise after species. prunning. Cool season grass. Notodanthonia setacea DTs .3x.05 Weedy sites. First used at Tuggeranong Small-flowered Wallaby Office Park. Suited to open Grass. Shortly tufted (Danthonia setacea) space use and poor soils. perennial. Widespread and Victorian origin. abundant grass in natural pastures in southern Australia. * Notodanthonia Dcae .15x.15 Suitable for Shade/sun. Remove spent Wallaby grass. Stays green caespitosa ornmental heads. in frosts. Seed head to 0.5 purposed only metres. (Dantonia caespitosa) when used as a mix with Poa sp.. Poorly drained sites * Notodanthonia NCB .1-.3 Suitable for Shade/sun. Remove spent Wallaby Grass. Seed heads ‘Canberra Blend’ x.1-.3 ornmental flowers. Suitable for to 0.2 - 0.6 metres. purposed only revegetaiton. when used as a mix with Poa sp. Short lived and transitional spp.

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23.5.2 List of special plants: native grasses Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes

* Notodanthonia Nenh .20x.20 Suitable for Shade/sun. Suitable for Wallaby grass. Stays green eriantha ornmental revegetation. Remove spend in frost. Seed heads to 0.6 purposes only seed heads. metres. Local species. when used as a mix with Poa labillardiere ‘Erindale’. * Notodanthonia Dli .15x.15 Wetland or damp Shade/sun. Suitable for Wallaby grass. Stays green bipartita sites. Suitable for revegetation. Cool season in frosts. Seed heads to 0.6 ornamental grass. metres. Local species. (Danthonia linkii) purposes only

spp. fulva is in Canberra when used as a mix with Poa labillardiere ‘Erindale’. * Notodanthonia Nrm .1-.15 Ornamental Shade/sun. Remove spent Wallaby Grass. Seed heads racemosa x.1-.15 purposes. Short seed heads. to 0.5 metres. lived. * Pennisetum Pal 1x1 Shale. Shade/sun. moist and dry Large tuft grass. alopecuroides soils. Better planted in Ornamental seed heads. mulched graden beds. NOT Holds it colour during invasive. Frost will brown summer and winter. leaves. Warm season grass. Poa labillardierei POAl 1.5x1 Weedy sites. Dry Suited to higher maintenance Tussock Grass. Long sites. sites. Prefers adequate slender leaves and large moisture all year. open seed heads. Dome- shaped form. Year long green grass. * Poa labillardierei cv POAlE .20-.80 Shade/sun. Suitable for Tussock grass. Holds its ‘Erindale’ x.20-.40 revegetation and ornamental colour over summer and purposes. Good under winter. Good at weed eucalypts. All soil types. Cut suppression. Local species. spent heads in autumn and More ornamental than P. fertilise. Cool season grass. labillardiere. * Poa sieberiana POAs .30x.30 Rehabilitation Shade/sun. Suitable for both Blue snow tussock. Fine ‘Aranda’ sites. Wet sites. ornamental and revegetation lead blue form. Holds its Slow to establish purposes. Ornamental mass colour during summer and and can be planting at high planting winter. Local species. overtaken by density. More ornamental exotic weeds than P. siebriana. Prune back after spent seed heads and fertilise. Cool seaon grass. * Sorghum leiochladum Slc .40x.40 Shade/sun. Ornamental and Native sorghum. Local revegetation purposes. Warm species. Green-blue foliage season grass. with ornamantal brown seed heads. * Themeda australis Tau .40x.30 Shade/sun. Warm season Can look messy and browns grass. under frosts. Good summer colour. Local species. * Themeda australis TauM .20x.50 Revegetation Shade/sun. Drought tolerant. Dwarf blue kangaroo grass. ‘Mingo’ purposes. Prune back after winter and Foliage changes to purple in fertilise. Warm season grass. cool weather. Will brown with heavy frosts. Prostrate

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23.5.2 List of special plants: native grasses Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes habit. Sterile seed.

Themeda triandra Ttr 1x.3 Weedy sites. Summmer growing. Kangaroo grass. Grows November-March. Flowers December/January. Green foliage turns reddish in autumn. Attractive seed heads.

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23.5.3 List of special plants: introduced grasses Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes * Festuca ‘Aqua’ FAq .25x.25 Shade/sun. Ornamental Green blue foliage. purposes. Fertilise in spring. Cool season grass.

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23.6 Water plants The introduction of emergent water plants into constructed water bodies is a critical part of the establishment of an artificial wetland. These plants aid in controlling erosion and precipitate or trap suspended soil particles. They improve the general aesthetics of the water body and provide habitat for wildlife as well as a place to teach wetland ecology. Wetlands help to remove undesirable micro-organisms and reduce biological oxygen demand. Natural and constructed wetlands can remove nutrients from water that flows through them. This list contains water plants thought to be suitable for use in artificial water bodies within the ACT. Designers need to be extremely careful when specifying water plants since some native and introduced water plants can be invasive and have serious impacts on aquatic ecosystems. The introduction of free-floating or submerged anchored plant species is not encouraged because they can create serious ecological and management problems. As valuable components in urban water bodies, submerged water plants are often introduced by natural means. Deliberate introduction of these submerged water plants is seen as unnecessary. None of the emergent aquatic plants in the ACT are classed as serious weeds. However, from time to time native emergent and submerged plants may require control for management purposes. The following definitions have been used for the list of water plants. Edge zone plants: water plants found in water saturated or boggy soils. Margin zone plants: water plants found between the water edge and water depths of up to 1.6 metres.. Water zone plants: water plants largely found on the surface of water bodies either attached to the soil substrate or free floating.

23.6.1 Edge zone plants Botanical name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics notes Alisma plantago- Apt 1 Lake Grows beside creeks, lakes Water plantain. Emergent aquatica Tuggeranong and in swamps. Persists in perennial with large leaves drying mud. Rarely obstructs which emerge at ground water flow. level. Large inflorescence with whorled (arising at the same node) branches ending in flowers with pink petals. Carex appressa Cpp 1.2 Many ACT Damp areas, lake and creek Dome shaped tussock plant. (usually waterbodies banks, ephemeral swamps. Orange/brown less than Can survive periodic inflorescence. Leaves 1m) inundation. Useful for erosion flattened. stabilisation. Carex bichenoviana Cbn 1.2 Many ACT Damp areas, lake and creek Dome shaped tussock plant. (usually waterbodies banks, ephemeral swamps. Orange/brown

less than Can survive periodic inflorescence. Leaves 1m) inundation. Useful for erosion flattened. stabilisation.

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23.6.1 Edge zone plants Botanical name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics notes

Crassula helmsii Chm .25 Many ACT In or on the margins of Crassula or swamp crassula. waterbodies stationary or slowly-flowing Light green mat-like water usually less than growth. Stems intertwined 400mm deep. to 500mm long. Small white flowers. Eleocharis acuta Eaca .7 Many ACT In or alongside perennial Spikerush. Rhizomes which waterbodies wetlands. produce erect culms 1-3mm wide trigonous (triangular stems) below the spikelet. Forms a dense mide-green reed-like mass. Attractive all year round. * Juncus pallidus Jpl 1-1.5x1 Tussock in appearance. Pale rush. Good verticle Common on nutrient poor accent. Attract butterflys. sandy soils, in moist Flowers 70% of the year. situations. Paspalum distichum Psh .5 Many ACT Wet or damp situation in Water couch. Dense mats of waterbodies. shallow water, or if slowly- leaves from vigourous flowing water, floating across stolons and rhizomes. Small the water surface. seed head of 2 racemes. Foliage frosted to straw colour in winter.

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23.6.2 Margin zone plants Botanical Name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics notes * Baumla articulata Bat 2.5 Local species. Grows in lagoons and Forms a large dense clumps swamps in water to 1m. Still Infloresence open to slow moving freshwater dropoping panicle mostly in bodeies on a mud substrate. summer to early autumn. Provides suitable habitat for birds. Valuable component of swamp and lake flora. Bolboschoenus Bcl 1 Many ACT Desirable plants for landscape Clubrush. Yellow-green, caldwellii waterbodies purposes. No problems to upright leaves 2-7mm wide date. from rhizomes forming clumps. Small brown clustered inflorescence. Medium textured attractive plant. Bolboschoenus Bfv 1.6 Lake In shallow water along creeks Marsh clubrush. Vigorous fluviatilis Tuggeranong and and in shallow swamps. medium-course textured Lake Burley Surives periodic inundation plants that forms large Griffin and period of dry. Shelter for clumps. Dark green foliage wildlife and useful for with leaves to 12mm wide. stabilising banks. Generally Large brown inflorescence. does not spread into deeper More attractive during the water. growing season. * Carex fascicularis Cfl Local species. Grows in swamps, near dams, San sedge. A low growing, lakes, creek banks and flood weeping ornamental carex. plains. Survives periodic Attractive seeds. Flowers in inundation and survive Spring/summer. periods of dryness. Prune when messy or to control growth. * Cotula coronoipifolia Ccr .15 Local species. Infrequent problems in Waterbuttons. Attractive drainage channels. Often species. Prostrate perennial growing near or on salt with yellow flower heads affected land. Still or low and dissected glossy leaves. moving water to dry mud. Flowers throughout the year except in late winter. Cyperus exaltatus Cex 1.5 Lake Robust plant which seems Sedge. Medium textured Tuggeranong. able to compete with grasses handsome plant with olive given sufficient relaible or brown green foliage. water. Distinctive inflorescence. Sufficicently attractive for suggested use in horticulture. Eleocharis sphacelata Esh 2 Weston Park near Able to grow in both shallow Tall spikerush. Thick stems Yarralumla and deep water (2m). (to 15mm) whcih can reach Nursery. 2m high. Attractive perennial which forms dense stands. Juncus usitatus Jut 1 Many ACT Short rhizome which helps Common rush. Upright dark waterbodies. anchorage. Upright stems green tufted perennial with rarely obstructy water flow. dark green 1-2mm diameter May ‘filter’ at water outfalls. stems. Open brown inflorescence subtended by a bract which appears to be a continuation of the stem.

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23.6.2 Margin zone plants Botanical Name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics notes Phragmites australis Pau 3 Many ACT Vegetative spreading. Can Common reed. A plant with waterbodies. easily be controlled if hollow stems which can required. Appears to provide spread into large stands. It excellent bird habitat. has verticle and horizontal Attractive screen plant during rhizomes. It is frosted in the growing season where winter. It has large, feathery there is room. seed heads. * Phyllidrum Plg .6 Component of native wetland Wolly frogmouth. laniginosum and good for bird habitat. Attractive yellow flower on May become a weed of rice spike. Flowers to 1.5 metres crops. Non invasive for high. ornamental purposes. * Restio tetraphyllus Rtt 1-2 Shade/sun. Grows very well Decorative rush with soft in wet condition or moving delicate weeping foliage. water. Rusty brown flowers in spring/summer. Schoenoplectus Spu 1.2 Lake Upright perennial with long Clubrush. Mid green foliage pungens Tuggeranong. rhizomes which enables rapid with flowers produced near spread in good conditions. the ends of the three-sided stems. Tends to form small clumps and spread along the shoreline. Schoenoplectus validus Svd 2 Many ACT Large plant providing good River clubrush, great waterbodies. bird habitat. May prefer slow- bulrush. Grey-green moving waterbodies. tapering stems with cylinfrical cross section which are frosted and brown in winter. Terminal, open inflorescence. Typha domingensis Tdo 3.4 Many ACT Extensive, branched rhizomes Cumbungi. A plant which waterbodies. enable this plant to quicly forms dense stands colonise new sites by providing food and shelter breakage from existing stands for animals and erosion and water transport. A major control. weed or irrigation systems and rice crops. Recommended not to be planted intentionally because it is already common.

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23.6.3 Water zone plants Botanical Name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics notes Azolla species Azo Floating Many ACT Not extensive in urban lakes. Azolla. Floating plant leaf. waterbodies. More likely to succedd in which is green in shaded ornamental ponds. Weediness sites and early spring, but potential. dark red in full sunlight. Common only in still or slowly moving water. Marsilea mutica Mmu Floating Pond in Eddison Can form dense beds of plants Nardoo. Perennial leaf. Park. to 1.6m depth whcih may rhizomatous fern with four require management action at terminal leaflets which float some sites. on the water surface. Attractive in the growing season. Ludwigia peploide Lpm 0.4 Lake Ginninderra Common in permanent water Water primrose. Attractive subsp. montevidensis and Lake Burley sites and can obstruct water simple broad leaf and Griffin. supply in channels. yellow flower on long stems which flots in teh water. Plant usually anchored on water bank and easily roots at nodes. Summer flowering – buttercup yellow.

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23.7 Deleted plants list The following plants have been removed from the plant list and should not be used in public landscape works. Deleted species Reason Acacia beckleri Low frost tolerance Acacia decurrens Fungal rust galls. Invasive. Acacia floribunda Acacia bug susceptible. Acacia implexa Fungal rust galls. Acacia longifolia Acacia bug susceptible. Invasive. Acer rubrum Unsuited to ACT dry summers. Better alternatives. Albizia julibrissin Short-lived, susceptible to borers. Berberis thunbergii Drought susceptible. Better alternatives. Cercocarpus betuloides Better alternatives. Commersonia fraseri Leaf miner. High pruning requirements. Correa ‘Mannii’ Better alternatives. Cotoneaster franchetii Invasive. Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Invasive. serotina Cotoneaster salicifolius Invasive. Crataegus oxyacantha Pear and cherry slug. Invasive. Thorns. Crataegus oxycantha var. Invasive. Pest Problems. rosea Crataegus phaenopyrum Invasive. Long thorns. Crataegus pubescens Invasive. Danthonia richardsonii Not released. ‘Hume’ Elaeagnus pungens Thorny. Better alternatives. Elaeocarpus holopetalus Low frost tolerance. Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Better alternatives. Eremophila glabra Fungal disease causes defoliation. Eucalyptus crenulata Subject to windthrow. High maintenance. Eucalyptus haemastoma Frost sensitive. Borers. Eucalyptus gracilis Poor performance in trial planting. Eucalyptus leucoxylon Poor performance, pest problems. Eucalyptus leucoxylon var. Poor performance, pest problems.

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Deleted species Reason rosea Eucalyptus perriniana Scale. Eucalyptus pulchella Scale. Poor performance in the past. Grevillea barklyana subsp. Low frost tolerance. barklyana Grevillea X gaudichaudii Poor performance, deficiencies, fungal spots. Grevillea X ‘Ivanhoe’ Cold sensitive. Better alternatives for ACT. Grevillea rosmarinifolia Cultivar to be specified. Better alternatives. Helix hedera Invasive. Listed as C3 harmful weed under the Significant Problem Plant Species in the A.C.T. Region as not to be planted. Leptospermum juniperinum Scale. Webbing caterpillar. (prostrate form) Leptospermum scoparium Prone to webbing caterpillar. Mahonia bealei Better alternatives. Melia azedarach Fruit drop. Poisonous fruit. Periploca graeca Weedy. Populus alba Suckers profusely. Punica granatum Thorns. Fruit drop. Punica granatum ‘Nana’ Thorns. Fruit drop. Pyracantha angustifolia Thorns. Invasive. Pyracantha fortuneana Thorns. Invasive. Pyracantha koidzumii ‘Weston Pear and cherry slug. Invasive. Compact’ Pyracantha rogersiana Thorns. Invasive. Rosa wichuriana Invasive. Salix alba subsp. alba Highly invasive. Salix babylonica Invasive Salix alba subsp. vitellina Invasive Salix caprea Invasive Salix matsudana ‘Pendula’ Invasive Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’ Invasive Sequoia sempervirens Unsuited to ACT climate. Poor survival rate. Sequoiadendron gigantea Unsuited to ACT climate. Poor survival rate. Sollya heterophylla Invasive

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Deleted species Reason Sorbus aucuparia Fruit drop. Invasive. Sorbus domestica Fruit drop. Invasive. Spartium junceum Regular pruning required. Caterpillar defoliation. Tamarix juniperina Use discontinued. Teucrium fruticans Frost sensitive. Thuja plicata Use discontinued. Thuja occidentalis ‘Fastigata’ Use discontinued. Vinca major Invasive Vinca major ‘Variegata’ Invasive

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23.8 Name changes from previous list Name changes have been made to comply with the accepted taxonomic name changes or corrections of previously misspelt names. Advice has been provided by Australia National Botanic Gardens. From To Arbutus menziesii Arbutus X andrachnoides Banksia ericifolia 'Giant Candles' Banksia X 'Giant Candles' Brachycome Bracyscome Bursaria spinosa Bursaria lasiophylla Callistemon paludosus Callistemon sieberi Casuarina cunninghamiana Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana Casuarina nana Allocasuarina nana Casuarina stricta Allocasuarina verticillata Casuarina torulosa Allocasuarina torulosa Cedrus atlantica Cedrus libani Chaenomeles lagenaria Chaenomeles speciosa Citus ladaniferus Citus ladanifer Clematis montana 'Rubra' Clematis montana var. rubens Coleonema compacta Coleonema pulchrum 'Compactum' Correa alba Correa alba var. alba Correa reflexa Correa reflexa var. reflexa Cotoneaster microphylla Cotoneaster microphyllus Dodonea attenuata Dodonea viscosa subsp. angustissima Elaeagnus marginata Eleagnus pungens 'Marginata' Eriostemon myoporoides Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. myoporoides Eriostemon 'Stardust' Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. acutus Eucalyptus bauerana Eucalyptus baueriana Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata Eucalyptus bicostata Eucalyptus globulus subsp. maidenii Eucalyptus maidenii Eucalyptus mannifera subsp. maculosa Eucalyptus mannifera Eucalyptus polyanthemos Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. polyanthemos Eucalyptus rubida Eucalyptus rubida subsp. rubida Eucalyptus rupicola Eucalyptus cunninghamiana

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Eucalyptus woollsiana Eucalyptus microcarpa Fraxinus oxycarpa Fraxinus angustifolia Feijoa sellowiana Acca sellowiana Fraxinus rotundifolia Fraxinus oxycarpa Fraxinus rotundifolia 'Raywood' Fraxinus oxycarpa 'Raywood' Grevillea acanthifolia Grevillea acanthifolia Subsp. acanthifolia Grevillea aquifolia Grevillea aquifolium Grevillea biternata Grevillea curviloba Grevillea barklyana (Jervis Bay form) Grevillea barklyana subsp. macleayana Grevillea glabella Grevillea rosmarinifolia (Rankin Springs) Grevillea glabrata Grevillea manglesii subsp. manglesii Grevillea obtusifolia Grevillea thelmaniana subsp. obtusifolia Grevillea hookerana Grevillea X "Hookeriana" Helichrysum apiculatum Chrysocephalum apiculatum Helichrysum diosmifolia Ozothamnus diosmifolius Indigofera australis var. signata Indigofera adesmiifolia Leptospermum flavescens Leptospermum polygalifolium Leptospermum phylicoides Kunzea ericifolia Leptospermum scoparium var. Leptospermum rotundifolium rotundifolium Paspalum paspalodes Paspalum distichum Platanus digitata Platanus orientalis 'Digitata' Platanus orientalis 'Chilensis' Platanus X 'Chilensis' Scirpus caldwellii Bolboschoenus caldwellii Scirpus fluviatilis Bolboschoenus fluviatilis Scirpus validus Schoenoplectus validus Salix alba Salix alba subsp. alba Salix vitellina Salix alba subsp. vitellina Stypandra glauca Thelionema glauca Ulmus procera ‘Louise van Houittei’ Ulmus glabra ‘Lutescens’ Weigela rosea Weigela florida

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23.9 Pest plants in the ACT The following list are declared pest plants within the ACT according to the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 Declaration of Pest Plants Declaration No. 1 of 1999. Name Common Name Achnatherum caudatum Broad-kemel Espartillo Altemanthera philoxeroides Alligator Weed Centaurea maculosa Spotted Knapweed Eichomia crassipes Water Hyacinth Equisetum arvense Horsetail Genista monspessulana Madiera Broom Gymnnocoronis spilanthoides Senegal Tea Plant Kochia scoparia Kochia Lagarosiphon major Lagarosiphon Nassella charruana Lobed Needlegrass Parthenium hysterophorus Parthenium Weed Pistia stratiotes Water Lettuce Salix nigra Black Willow Salvinia molesta Salvinia Senecio madagascariensis Fireweeu Toxicodendron succedaneum Rhus Tree Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom Eragrostis Curvula African Love Grass Nassella trichotoma Serrated Tussock Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Salix alba var vitellina Golden Upright Willow Salix cinerea Grey Sallow Salix fragilis Crack Willow Salix glaucophylloides Salix matsudana X S. alba (all clones) Matsudana hybrid Willows Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' Tortured Willow Salix purpurea Purple Osier Salix X rubens (S alba X S fragilis) Gold-crack Willow Salix viminalis Common Osier Ulex europaeus Gorse

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Stipa/Nassella neesiana Chilean Needle grass Xanthium occidentale Noogoora Burr This list is under review – the plants proposed to be added to this list include: Cabomba caroliniana Cabomba Cotoneaster spp. Cotoneaster Pyracantha spp. Pyracantha Ligustrum lucidum Glossy Leaved Privet Ligustrum sinense Small-Leaved Privet

23.10 Further reading Purchasing Landscape Trees: A Guide to Assessing Tree Quality, NATSPEC 2 Guide, Clark R., Construction Information Systems Australia, Milsons Point, NSW, 1996. The Aussie Plant Finder, Margaret Hibbert, florilegium, Sydney, 1999.

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Index Abelia rupestris: ABr 23-43 Banksia marginata: BNm 23-31 Abelia schumannii: ABs 23-43 Banksia robur: BNr 23-45 Abelia X grandiflora: Abg 23-43 Banksia serrata: BNs 23-31 Acacia ‘Austraflora Cascade’: AAC23-52 Banksia spinulosa: BNsp 23-37 Acacia baileyana: Aba 23-45 Banksia X ‘Giant Candles’: BNg 23-31 Acacia baileyana (prostrate form): Abp 23-52 Bauera rubioides: BUr 23-37 Acacia beckleri: Abe 23-66 Baumla articulata: Bat 23-63 Acacia boormanii: Abo 23-33 Berberis darwinii: BBd 23-43 Acacia buxifolia: Abu 23-33 Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea’: BBt 23-43 Acacia cardiophylla: Aca 23-33 Betula pendula: BTp 23-19 Acacia costiniana: Aco 23-37 Betula pendula ‘Laciniata’: BTl 23-19 Acacia covenyi: Acy 23-45 Betula pendula ‘Youngii’: BTy 23-21 Acacia cultriformis: Acu 23-33 Blechnum nudum: Bnu 23-52 Acacia dealbata: Adl 23-31 Bolboschoenus caldwellii: Bcl 23-63 Acacia decora: Ade 23-33 Bolboschoenus fluviatilis: Bfv 23-63 Acacia filicifolia: Aff 23-45 Boronia ‘Telopea: BOt 23-45 Acacia howittii: Aho 23-31 Boronia denticulata: Bod 23-45 Acacia iteaphylla: Ait 23-33 Boronia heterophylla: BOh 23-45 Acacia mearnsii: Amr 23-31 Boronia mollis: BOm 23-45 Acacia melanoxylon: Aml 23-15 Bothriochloa macra: Bma 23-56 Acacia parramattensis: Apm 23-45 Brachyscome multifida: BRm 23-50 Acacia pravissima: Apr 23-31 Brachyscome multifida ‘Break O’Day’: BRmb 23-52 Acacia pycnantha: Apy 23-31 Bracteantha bracteata: Bbtt 23-52 Acacia rubida: Aru 23-45 Bracteantha viscosa: Bvi 23-52 Acacia spectabilis: Asp 23-31 Bursaria lasiophylla: BSl 23-33 Acacia triptera: Atr 23-33 Callistemon ‘Anzac’: Canz 23-45 Acacia vestita: Ave 23-33 Callistemon ‘Harkness’: Cha 23-33 Acca sellowiana: FEs 23-41 Callistemon ‘King’s Park Special’: Ckp 23-33 Acer buergeranum: ACb 23-21 Callistemon ‘Mauve Mist’: Cmm23-33 Acer japonicum: ACj 23-21 Callistemon ‘Reeve’s Pink’: Crp 23-33 Acer negundo: Acn 23-26 Callistemon citrinus: Cci 23-33 Acer platanoides: ACp 23-17 Callistemon pallidus: Cpa 23-33 Agapanthus africanus: AGa 23-51 Callistemon phoeniceus: Cph 23-33 Ajuga reptans: AJr 23-51 Callistemon regidus: Cgd 23-45 Akebia quinata: AKa 23-55 Callistemon salignus: Csa 23-31 Alisma plantago-aquatica: Apt 23-61 Callistemon sieberi: Csi 23-33 Allocasuarina glauca: ALg 23-26 Callistemon subulatus: Csu 23-37 Allocasuarina littoralis: ALl 23-26 Callistemon viminalis ‘Captain Cook’: Cvc 23-37 Allocasuarina nana: ALn 23-39 Callistemon viminalis ‘Hannah Ray’: Cvh 23-31 Allocasuarina torulosa: ALt 23-16 Callitris endlicheri: CLe 23-26 Allocasuarina verticillata: ACv 23-26 Callitris rhomboidea: CLr 23-27 Alnus glutinosa: AUg 23-26 Calocephalus citrius: Ccit 23-52 Alnus jorullensis: AUj 23-21 Calothamnus quadrifidus: Cqd 23-45 Angophora costata: APc 23-26 Calytrix tetragona: CALt 23-37 Angophora floribunda: APf 23-26 Camellia sasanqua: CAMs 23-40 Anigozanthos flavidus: ANf 23-37 Campsis grandiflora: CAg 23-55 Araucaria bidwillii: AAb 23-26 Carex appressa: Cpp 23-61 Arbutus unedo: ARu 23-40 Carex bichenoviana: Cbn 23-61 Arbutus X andrachnoides: ARa 23-26 Carex fascicularis: Cfl 23-63 Arctostaphylos uvaursi: AYu 23-51 Carpinus betulus: CARb 23-27 Astartea fascicularis: ASf 23-37 Cassinia longifolia: CSSl 23-45 Astartea fascicularis (prostrate form): ASfp 23-50 Cassinia quinquinquefaria: CSSq23-45 Atriplex nummularia: ATn 23-33 Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana: Csc Austrostipa densiflora: Adf 23-56 23-12 Austrostipa ramoissima: Arm 23-56 Catalpa bignonioides: CATb 23-17 Austrostipa scabra: Ssc 23-56 Ceanothus ‘Blue Pacific’: CEb 23-41 Azolla species: Azo 23-65 Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus: CEp 23-41 Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks’: BAp 23-51 Cedrela sinensis: CEDs 23-21 Baeckea linifolia: BKl 23-37 Cedrus deodara: CDd 23-24 Baeckea virgata: BKv 23-33 Cedrus libani: CDa 23-24 Baekea virgata (Dwarf Form): Bvr23-52 Celastrus scandens: CELs 23-55 Banksia aspleniifolia: BNa 23-37 Celtis australis: CTa 23-27 Banksia ericifolia: BNe 23-31 Chaenomeles japonica: CHj 23-43 Banksia integrifolia: BNi 23-31 Chaenomeles speciosa: CHs 23-41

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana: CCl 23-24 Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. myoporoides: ETm 23- Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Alumii’: CCa 23-24 37 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Stewartii’: CCs 23-24 Escallonia macrantha: ESm 23-41 Chloris truncata: Cyre 23-56 Escallonia rubra: ESr 23-41 Choisya ternata: CYt 23-43 Eucalyptus acaciiformis: Eac 23-15 Chrysocephalum apiculatum: Hap23-52 Eucalyptus aggregata: Eag 23-12 Chrysocephalum semipapposum: Cse23-52 Eucalyptus albens: Eal 23-12 Cistus ladaniferus: CIl 23-43 Eucalyptus andrewsii: Ean 23-12 Cistus pulverulentus ‘Sunset’: CIp23-51 Eucalyptus angophoroide: Eah 23-12 Clematis aristata: CMa 23-54 Eucalyptus apiculata: Eap 23-16 Clematis montana var. rubens: CMm23-55 Eucalyptus aromaphloia: Ear 23-15 Coleonema pulchrum ‘Compactum’: COLc 23-44 Eucalyptus badjensis: Ebd 23-12 Coleonema pulchrum ‘Sunset Gold’: COLs 23-44 Eucalyptus baueriana: Eba 23-12 Convolvulus mauritanicus: CVm 23-51 Eucalyptus bicostata: Ebi 23-27 Coprosma X kirkii: COPk 23-51 Eucalyptus blakelyi: Ebl 23-27 Cordyline australis: CDYa 23-40 Eucalyptus blaxlandii: Ebx 23-12 Cornus capitata: CNc 23-45 Eucalyptus bridgesiana: Ebr 23-12 Cornus florida: CNa 23-45 Eucalyptus caliginosa: Eca 23-12 Cornus florida ‘Rubra’: CNr 23-40 Eucalyptus cephalocarpa: Ece 23-12 Cornus kousa: CNk 23-40 Eucalyptus chapmaniana: Ech 23-12 Cornus sanguinea: CNs 23-41 Eucalyptus cinerea: Eci 23-27 Correa ‘Dusky Bells’: CRdb 23-39 Eucalyptus cunninghamii: Ecu 23-16 Correa alba var. alba: CRa 23-37 Eucalyptus dawsonii: Eda 23-13 Correa backhouseana: CRb 23-33 Eucalyptus dealbata: Ede 23-15 Correa decumbens: CRd 23-50 Eucalyptus dives: Edi 23-13 Correa glabra: CRg 23-45 Eucalyptus elata: Eel 23-13 Correa pulchella: Cpu 23-45 Eucalyptus globoidea: Egl 23-13 Correa reflexa: CRr 23-46 Eucalyptus goniocalyx: Ego 23-13 Correa schlechtendalii: CRs 23-46 Eucalyptus gregsoniana: Egg 23-27 Corylus avellana: CORa 23-21 Eucalyptus lacrimans: Elm 23-27 Cotoneaster ‘Yarralumla’: COy 23-43 Eucalyptus macrorhyncha: Ema 23-27 Cotoneaster dammeri: COd 23-51 Eucalyptus maidenii: Emd 23-27 Cotoneaster horizontalis: COh 23-51 Eucalyptus mannifera: Emf 23-13 Cotoneaster microphyllus: COm 23-43 Eucalyptus melliodora: Eme 23-13 Cotula coronoipifolia: Ccr 23-63 Eucalyptus melliodora (Tarcutta form): Emt 23-13 Crassula helmsii: Chm 23-62 Eucalyptus microcarpa: Emc 23-13 Crowea ‘Festival’: CWf 23-46 Eucalyptus mitchelliana: Emi 23-15 Crowea exalata: CWe 23-46 Eucalyptus moorei: Emo 23-16 Crowea exalata ‘Ginninderra Falls’: CWg 23-46 Eucalyptus nicholii: Eni 23-28 Crowea saligna: CWs 23-46 Eucalyptus nortonii: Eno 23-15 Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Aurea’: CPj 23-24 Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. Pauciflora: Epp 23-28 Cupressus arizonica: CUa 23-24 Eucalyptus pilligaensis: Epi 23-15 Cupressus sempervirens ‘Stricta’: CUs23-24 Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. polyanthemos: Epo 23- Cupressus sempervirens ‘Swane’s Golden’: CUg 23-24 13 Cupressus torulosa: CUt 23-24 Eucalyptus polybractea: Epy 23-16 Cymbopogan refractua: Cyra 23-56 Eucalyptus pulverulenta: Epl 23-28 Cyperus exaltatus: Cex 23-63 Eucalyptus rossii: Ero 23-14 Cytisus X ‘Burkwoodii’: CYb 23-41 Eucalyptus rubida subsp. rubida: Eru23-14 Dampiera diversifolia: DAd 23-52 Eucalyptus scoparia: Esc 23-14 Dampiera purpurea: DAp 23-46 Eucalyptus sideroxylon: Esi 23-14 Daviesia mimosoides: DVm 23-37 Eucalyptus sideroxylon ‘Rosea’: Esr23-14 Deutzia gracilis: DEg 23-43 Eucalyptus stellulata: Est 23-15 Dianella revoluta: DIr 23-56 Eucalyptus tricarpa: Eti 23-28 Dianella tasmanica: DIt 23-56 Eucalyptus viminalis: Evi 23-28 Dichelachne crinita: Dcr 23-56 Eucalyptus youmanii: Eyo 23-28 Dichelachne micrantha: Dmi 23-57 Euonymus japonicus: EUj 23-41 Dicksonia antartica: DCa 23-46 Euonymus japonicus(variegated): EUjv 23-46 Diospyros kaki: DYk 23-46 Festuca ‘Aqua’: FAq 23-60 Dodonea viscosa: DDa 23-37 Forsythia: FOl 23-41 Elaeagnus pungens ‘Marginata’: Elm23-41 Fraxinus excelsior ‘Aurea Pendula’: FRp 23-19 Eleocharis acuta: Eaca 23-62 Fraxinus excelsior ‘Aurea’: FRe 23-21 Eleocharis sphacelata: Esh 23-63 Fraxinus ornus: FRo 23-19 Enchylaena tomentosa: Ett 23-52 Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’: FRw23-17 Erica mediterranea: ERm 23-44 Fraxinus syn. oxycarpa: FRo 23-17 Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. acutus: ETa 23-37 Fraxinus velutina: FRv 23-19 Garrya elliptica: GAe 23-40

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Gelsemium sempervirens: GEs 23-55 Indigofera australis: INu 23-38 Genista tinctoria: GNt 23-44 Isopogon anemonifolius: ISa 23-38 Ginkgo biloba: GIb 23-28 Jasminum mesnyi: JAm 23-41 Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Shademaster’: GLsh 23-19 Jasminum polyanthum: JAp 23-55 Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Sunburst’: GLsu 23-19 Joycea pallida: Chi 23-57 Grevillea ‘Audrey’: Gau 23-34 Juglans nigra: JUn 23-19 Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’: Gbr23-52 Juncus pallidus: Jpl 23-62 Grevillea ‘Canberra Gem’: Geg 23-34 Juncus usitatus: Jut 23-63 Grevillea ‘Evelyn’s Coronet’: Gec23-34 Juniperus conferta: JNc 23-51 Grevillea ‘Little Thicket’: Glt 23-39 Juniperus sabina: JNs 23-51 Grevillea ‘Pink Lady’: GPd 23-46 Koelreuteria paniculata: KOp 23-21 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Constance’: Gpc23-34 Kolkwitzia amabilis: Kmb 23-47 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Elegance’: Gpe23-34 Kunzea ‘Badja Carpet’: KUb 23-38 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Leanne’: Gpl23-34 Kunzea ambigua: KUa 23-35 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Peter’: Gpp 23-34 Kunzea capitata: Kct 23-47 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Queen’: Gpq23-34 Kunzea ericifolia: KUe 23-47 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Royal Mantle’: Gpr 23-50 Kunzea parvifolia: KUp 23-38 Grevillea ‘Shirley Howie’: Gsh 23-38 Kunzea pomifera: Kpf 23-52 Grevillea acanthifolia subsp. acanthifolia: Gac 23-34 Lagerstroemia indica: LAi 23-41 Grevillea aquifolium: Gaq 23-37 Lambertia formosa: Lfo 23-47 Grevillea arenaria: Gar 23-34 Laurus nobilis: LUn 23-40 Grevillea aspleniifolia: Gas 23-34 Lavandula angustifolia: LVa 23-44 Grevillea australis: Gau 23-50 Leptospermum ‘Rudolph’: LRd 23-47 Grevillea barklyana subsp. macleayana: Gbm 23-46 Leptospermum brachyandrum: Lbr23-47 Grevillea baueri: Gba 23-50 Leptospermum laevigatum: Lla 23-47 Grevillea confertifolia: Gco 23-37 Leptospermum lanigerum: Llg 23-35 Grevillea crithmifolia: Gcf 23-46 Leptospermum polygalifolium: Lpg23-47 Grevillea curviloba: Gcl 23-50 Leptospermum rotundifolium: Lrf23-47 Grevillea diminuta: Gdi 23-37 Leptospermum squarrosum: Lsq 23-35 Grevillea juniperina: Gju 23-34 Leptospernum ‘Aphrodite’: LAh 23-47 Grevillea juniperina (prostrate form): Gjp 23-50 Leucochrysum albicans: Laia 23-53 Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’: Glm23-39 Liquidambar styraciflua: LQs 23-17 Grevillea lanigera: Gla 23-37 Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Festeri’: LQf23-17 Grevillea lavandulacea: Glv 23-37 Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’: LQp 23-21 Grevillea longifolia: Glo 23-34 Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Tiriki’: LQt23-21 Grevillea manglesii subsp. manglesii: Gmm 23-34 Liriodendron tulipifera: LIt 23-17 Grevillea rivularis: Gri 23-34 Lomandra longifolia: LDl 23-57 Grevillea rosmarinifolia: Grk 23-46 Lomandra longifolia ‘Cassica’: LDlC23-57 Grevillea rosmarinifolia (Rankin Springs): Grrs 23-46 Lomandra longifolia ‘Katrinus’: LDlK23-57 Grevillea shiressii: Gsr 23-34 Lomatia arborescens: LMa 23-31 Grevillea speciosa subsp. dimorpha: Gsd 23-34 Lomatia myricoides: LMm 23-31 Grevillea thelemanniana subsp. obtusifolia: Gto 23-35 Ludwigia peploide subsp. montevidensis: Lpm 23-65 Grevillea victoriae: Gvi 23-35 Mahonia aquifolium: MHa 23-44 Grevillea victoriae var. leptoneura: Gvl 23-35 Malus halliana ‘Parkmanii’: MAp23-22 Grevillea willisii: Gwi 23-35 Malus ioensis ‘Plena’: MAi 23-22 Grevillea X ‘Hookirana’: Gho 23-34 Malus spectabilis: MAs 23-22 Hakea eriantha: Her 23-31 Malus X floribunda: Maf 23-21 Hakea gibbosa: Hgi 23-35 Marsilea mutica: Mmu 23-65 Hakea nodosa: Hno 23-35 Melaleuca armillaris: Mar 23-47 Hakea propinqua: Hpr 23-35 Melaleuca cuticularis: Mcu 23-35 Hakea salicifolia: Hsa 23-31 Melaleuca ericifolia: Mer 23-31 Hakea sericea: Hse 23-46 Melaleuca erubescens: Meb 23-35 Hakea teretifolia: hte 23-35 Melaleuca incana: Min 23-48 Hardenbergia violacea: HAv 23-54 Melaleuca linariifolia: Mli 23-16 Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’: HAG 23-47 Melaleuca squarrosa: Msq 23-35 Hebe ‘Blue Gem’: HBb 23-43 Melaleuca styphelioides: Mst 23-32 Hebe ‘Inspriation’: HIp 23-46 Melaleuca thymifolia: Mth 23-48 Hebe ‘La Seduisante’: HBl 23-43 Melaleuca viminea: Mvi 23-35 Hebe glaucophylla: Hgu 23-46 Melaleuca violacea: Mvo 23-48 Hebe salicifolia: Hsf 23-47 Metasequoia glyptostroboides: MEg23-25 Hedera canariensis (form: ‘Tricolor’: HEc 23-55 Micrantheum hexandrum: MCh 23-48 Hedera helix ‘Pittsburgh’: HEp 23-55 Microlaena stipoides: Msti 23-57 Homoranthus papillatus: HOp 23-47 Micromyrtus ciliata: MIc 23-39 Hypericum calycinum: HYc 23-51 Muehlenbeckia complexa: MUc 23-55 Hypericum patulum var. ‘Henryi’: HYp 23-43 Myoporum parvifolium: MYp 23-50 Indigofera adesmiifolia: INd 23-35 Myoporum viscosum: MYv 23-35

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Nandina domestica: NNd 23-43 Prunus ‘Shirofugen’: Psf 23-29 Nandina domestica ‘Nana’: NNn 23-44 Prunus amygdalus: Pam 23-22 Nerium oleander: NEr 23-48 Prunus campanulata: Pca 23-22 Nerium oleander ‘Pink: NEp 23-48 Prunus cerasifera ‘Elvins’: Pce 23-22 Nerium oleander ‘White’: NEw 23-48 Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’: Pcn 23-22 Notodanthonia ‘Canberra Blend’: NCB 23-57 Prunus cerasifera ‘Pissardii’: Pcp23-22 Notodanthonia bipartita: Dli 23-58 Prunus glandulosa ‘Alba Plena’: Pga23-48 Notodanthonia caespitosa: Dcae 23-57 Prunus glandulosa ‘Rosea’: Pgr 23-43 Notodanthonia eriantha: Nenh 23-58 Prunus laurocerasus: Pla 23-41 Notodanthonia racemosa: Nrm 23-58 Prunus mume: Pmu 23-23 Notodanthonia setacea: DTs 23-57 Prunus mume ‘Pendula’: Pmp 23-23 Olearia phlogopappa: OLp 23-38 Prunus persica: Ppe 23-23 Osmanthus fragrans: OSf 23-41 Prunus serrulata: Pse 23-23 Ozothamnus diosmifolius: OZe 23-48 Prunus X blireiana: Pbl 23-22 Parrotia persica: PAp 23-40 Pyrus calleryana: PYc 23-23 Parthenocissus quinquefolia: PRq23-55 Pyrus ussuriensis: PYu 23-23 Parthenocissus Tricuspidata ‘Veitchii’: PRt 23-55 Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Winter Glow’: PYw 23-23 Paspalum distichum: Psh 23-62 Quercus acutissima: Qac 23-18 Pennisetum alopecuroides: Pal 23-58 Quercus cerris: Qce 23-18 Phebalium coxii: PHc 23-48 Quercus coccinea: Qco 23-18 Phebalium elatius subsp. beckleri: PHe 23-35 Quercus ilex: Qil 23-19 Phebalium squamulosum: PHs 23-38 Quercus nigra: Qni 23-18 Philadelphus ‘Virginalis’: PHIv 23-41 Quercus palustris (grafted form): Qpg23-18 Phlox subulata: PXs 23-51 Quercus palustris (seedling form): Qpa 23-18 Phormium tenax: PMt 23-43 Quercus phellos: Qph 23-29 Phormium tenax ‘Rubrum’: PMr 23-43 Quercus robur: Qro 23-18 Photinia ‘Robusta’: PNr 23-40 Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’: Qrf 23-18 Photinia glabra ‘Rubens’: PNg 23-41 Quercus suber: Qsu 23-18 Photinia X ‘Robusta Red Robin’: PNrr 23-48 Quillaja saponaria: QIs 23-29 Phragmites australis: Pau 23-64 Raphiolepis X delacourii: RAd 23-41 Phyla nodiflora: PFn 23-53 Restio tetraphyllus: Rtt 23-64 Phyllidrum laniginosum: Plg 23-64 Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla: RHs 23-38 Pimelea filiformis: Pff 23-53 Rhytidospermum procumbens: RHp23-48 Pinus canariensis: PIc 23-25 Robinia pseudoacacia: RBp 23-29 Pinus halepensis: PIh 23-25 Rosa banksiae: ROb 23-55 Pinus patula: PIp 23-25 Rosmarinus lavandulaceus: RSl 23-51 Pinus pinea: PIpi 23-25 Rosmarinus officinalis: RSo 23-43 Pinus radiata: PIr 23-28 Scaevola aemula: SVa 23-49 Pinus sabinana: PIs 23-25 Scaevola albida: SVl 23-53 Pinus torreyana: PIt 23-25 Schoenoplectus pungens: Spu 23-64 Pistacia atlantica: PSa 23-22 Schoenoplectus validus: Svd 23-64 Pistacia sinensis: PSs 23-22 Sophora japonica: SOj 23-20 Pittosporum eugenioides (variegated: PTe 23-40 Sorghum leiochladum: Slc 23-58 Platanus (orientalis) X ‘Chilensis’: PLch 23-17 Spiraea cantoniensis: SIc 23-43 Platanus orientalis ‘Digitata’: PLd23-17 Spiraea thunbergii: SIt 23-43 Poa labillardierei: POAl 23-58 Spyridium parvifolium: SDp 23-36 Poa labillardierei cv ‘Erindale’: POAlE 23-58 Syringa vulgaris ‘Ludwig Spaeth’: SYl 23-49 Poa sieberiana ‘Aranda’: POAs 23-58 Syringa vulgaris ‘Madam Lemoine’: SYm 23-49 Podocarpus elatus: PDe 23-48 Taxodium distichum: TAd 23-25 Podocarpus lawrencei: PDl 23-38 Thelionema glauca: Sgc 23-38 Polygala grandiflora: Pgi 23-48 Themeda australis: Tau 23-58 Polygala myrtifolia: Pmy 23-48 Themeda australis ‘Mingo’: TauM23-58 Polygonum baldschuanicum: PGb23-55 Themeda triandra: Ttr 23-59 Polyscias sambucifolia: POLs 23-36 Thymus serphyllum: THs 23-51 Polystichum proliferum: Ppf 23-53 Tilia X europea: TIe 23-18 Populus ‘Gundaroo’: POg 23-17 Trachelospermum jasminoides: TRj23-55 Populus nigra ‘Italica’: POn 23-28 Trachelospernum asiaticum: Taa 23-53 Populus simonii: POs 23-19 Typha domingensis: Tdo 23-64 Populus tremula: Pot 23-17 Ulmus americana: Uam 23-29 Populus yunnanensis: POy 23-18 Ulmus glabra ‘Horizontalis’: Ugh23-29 Potentilla anserina: POTa 23-51 Ulmus glabra ‘Lutescens’: Ugl 23-29 Prostanthera cuneata: Pcu 23-48 Ulmus parvifolia (seedling form): Ups23-20 Prostanthera lasianthos: PRSl 23-48 Ulmus parvifolia ‘YN Clone’: Upy23-20 Prunus ‘Shirotae’: Pst 23-29 Ulmus procera: Upr 23-29 Prunus ‘Amanogawa’: Pag 23-29 Ulmus procera ‘Argenteovarie- gata’: Upa 23-30 Prunus ‘Sekiyama’ (‘Kanzan’): Psk23-29 Ulmus procera ‘Special clone’: Ups23-30

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Viburnum carlesii: Vca 23-43 Walhenbergia communis: Wcm 23-53 Viburnum opulus ‘Sterile’: Vop 23-42 Weigela florida: Wfl 23-42 Viburnum tinus: Vti 23-42 Westringia ‘Wynyabbie Gem’: WEw23-38 Viburnum tomentosum: Vto 23-42 Westringia fruticosa: WEf 23-38 Viburnum X bodnantense: Vbo 23-41 Westringia longifolia: WEl 23-36 Viburnum X burkwoodii: Vbu 23-42 Wisteria sinensis: WIs 23-55 Vinca minor: VCi 23-53 Zelkova serrata: ZEs 23-20 Vinca minor ‘Alba’: VCa 23-53 Zieria cytisoides: ZIc 23-38 Viola hederacea: VIh 23-50

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